Boys' name · since 1982
Tristain
364 babies named Tristain in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 364
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tristain sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 364 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tristain has been recorded 364 times among boys since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2019.
- #9,542 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 364 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tristain ranks #9,542 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 364 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,542 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 364
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tristain's 364 recorded births place it above 79.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tristain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tristain's full recorded timeline at 2004, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tristain popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2019
- Peak year (2010)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Tristain popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1996 (Tristain as girls' name)
Tristain by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (135 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Tristain's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tristain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 135 births (37% of all-time use).
Tristain by state
Where Tristain concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 364 births nationwide.
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- Tristain's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2010s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tristains (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tristain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1982–2019 (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 Tristain 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.