Unisex name · since 1952
Tris
132 babies named Tris in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tris is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 132 have been recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Tris recorded 132 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2018.
- #24,142 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tris ranks #24,142 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #24,142 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tris's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tris's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tris popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2018
- Peak year (2015)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Tris popularity over time - boys
59 total births recorded since 1957 (Tris as boys' name)
Tris by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (57 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Tris's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 57 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tris's data
- Tris's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2010s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1952–2018 (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 Tris 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.