Boys' name · since 1980
Trestan
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 129 babies named Trestan, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
129 boys have been named Trestan since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Trestan recorded 129 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2015.
- #15,780 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 129 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trestan ranks #15,780 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Trestan's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Trestan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trestan's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trestan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2015
- Peak year (1995)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Trestan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (61 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Trestan's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Trestan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Trestan's data
- Trestan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Trestan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1980–2015 (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 Trestan 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.