Girls' name · since 1971
Tristine
201 babies named Tristine in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tristine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 201 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tristine has been recorded 201 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2016.
- #19,792 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 201 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tristine ranks #19,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tristine's 201 recorded births place it above 72.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tristine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tristine's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tristine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2016
- Peak year (1996)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Tristine popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1996 (Tristine as boys' name)
Tristine by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (70 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Tristine's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tristine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 70 births (35% of all-time use).
Tristine by state
Where Tristine concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.0% |
6 of 201 births nationwide.
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- Tristine's decade-level peak was the 1990s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tristines (6 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 Tristine: 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 (~45 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, 1971–2016 (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 Tristine 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.