Girls' name · since 1967
Tristina
Tristina has 442 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 442
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tristina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 442 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tristina has been recorded 442 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2022.
- #12,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 442 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tristina ranks #12,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 442 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 442
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tristina's 442 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tristina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tristina splits its recorded history at 1991: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tristina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2022
- Peak year (1985)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Tristina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (131 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Tristina's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tristina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 131 births (30% of all-time use).
Tristina by state
Where Tristina concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 442 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tristina's data
- Tristina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tristinas (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 Tristina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1967–2022 (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 Tristina 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.