Recorded 1971–1987 Girls' name Peak 1971 25 births

Tristana — girls' name

25 babies named Tristana in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1970s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Tristana was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tristana in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tristana

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Tristana between 1971 and 1987, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tristana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tristana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tristana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tristana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tristana at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

25

Since 1971

17 years of records

Peak year

1971

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1971

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1987

Tristana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1971

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1971)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
456789 1987197319721971 8

Tristana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20 births that decade — 80% of Tristana's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tristana?
25 babies have been named Tristana since 1971. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1971 with 8 births.
When was Tristana most popular?
Tristana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Tristana been used?
Tristana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 17 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Tristana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trinity, Trisha, Tricia, Trina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.