Girls' name · since 1980
Ristina
15 babies named Ristina in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ristina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ristina has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1988.
- #50,128 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ristina ranks #50,128 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #50,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ristina's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ristina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ristina's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded.
Ristina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1988
- Peak year (1980)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1988.
15 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 5 births in a single year.
Ristina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Ristina's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ristina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).
Ristina decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ristina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ristina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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