Unisex name · since 1982
Trystan
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 4,509 babies named Trystan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,254 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,509
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Trystan is the #6254 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,509 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Trystan recorded 4,509 times among boys since 1982, holding rank #6254 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #1,908 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,254 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,509 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trystan ranks #1,908 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,254 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,509 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,908 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,254 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,509
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Trystan's 4,509 recorded births place it above 95.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Trystan compares
4,509 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Trystan's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Trystan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,509 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 225 | 34 | 22,252 |
Trystan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Trystan splits its recorded history at 2004: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 225 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Trystan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 225
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Trystan popularity over time - girls
660 total births recorded since 1983 (Trystan as girls' name)
Trystan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,761 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Trystan's strongest decade.
1,761 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Trystan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
846 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,761 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,605 births
- 2020s 209
2020s
209 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,761 births (39% of all-time use).
How Trystan 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 Trystan's total volume
Trystan by state
Where Trystan concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 421 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 342 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 190 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 135 | 3.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 106 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Washington | | 104 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 103 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 94 | 2.1% |
421 of 4,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Trystan appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Trystan's data
- Trystan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,761 total births); usage has since declined to 209 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Trystans (421 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Trystan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Trystan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Trystan 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.