Recorded 1971–2016 Girls' name Peak 1996 201 births

Tristine — girls' name

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.

1970s261980s471990s702000s412010s17
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Tristine was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tristine in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tristine

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Tristine between 1971 and 2016, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tristine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tristine performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tristine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tristine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tristine 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 201 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.

Tristine at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

201

Since 1971

46 years of records

Peak year

1996

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1971

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tristine popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1971

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
16
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20162006200219961990198319751971 10

Tristine popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1996 (Tristine as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1996 5

Tristine by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
70 births that decade — 35% of Tristine's all-time total
1970s261980s471990s702000s412010s17

Tristine by state

Where Tristine concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tristine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.0%
California share of Tristine's total US births 3.0%

6 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tristine?
201 babies have been named Tristine since 1971. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 16 births.
When was Tristine most popular?
Tristine was most popular in the 1990s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Tristine most popular?
The top states for the name Tristine are California (6 births).
How long has the name Tristine been used?
Tristine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 46 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tristine?
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, 1971–2016 (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.