Unisex name · since 1975
Tristen
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 21,372 babies named Tristen, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,513 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,372
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tristen is the #1513 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 21,372 recorded since 1975.
Tristen has 21,372 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1513 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #807 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,513 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,372 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tristen ranks #807 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,513 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,372 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #807 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,513 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,372
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tristen's 21,372 recorded births place it above 98.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tristen compares
21,372 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tristen's all-time total is 58x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tristen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,372 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,188 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tristen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tristen's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 1,188, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tristen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 1,188
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Tristen popularity over time - girls
4,182 total births recorded since 1968 (Tristen as girls' name)
Tristen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (9,204 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Tristen's strongest decade.
9,204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tristen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 453
1980s
453 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,023 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,204 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,646 births
- 2020s 1,017
2020s
1,017 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 9,204 births (43% of all-time use).
How Tristen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tristen's total volume
Tristen by state
Where Tristen concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,920 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,597 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,113 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 947 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 923 | 4.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 775 | 3.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 718 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 627 | 2.9% |
1,920 of 21,372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Tristen appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tristen's data
- Tristen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (9,204 total births); usage has since declined to 1,017 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tristens (1,920 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tristen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Tristen 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.