Boys' name · since 1997

Trystian

167 babies named Trystian in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,071 of 45,481
all-time among boys
167
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

Trystian is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 167 have been recorded since 1997.

Social Security Administration records show Trystian recorded 167 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1997 to 2014.

  • #14,071 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 167 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trystian ranks #14,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 167 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#14,071 of 45,481
all-time among boys
167
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Trystian's 167 recorded births place it above 69.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Trystian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Trystian's full recorded timeline at 2006, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Trystian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2009)
17
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
05101520 1997200020032006200920122014 7

Trystian by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (100 births, 60% of the file).

2000s was Trystian's strongest decade.

100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Trystian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 100 births (60% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trystian? ▼
Trystian has been given to 167 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #14,071 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 17 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Trystian sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trystian ranks #14,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Trystian most popular? ▼
Trystian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Trystian been used? ▼
Records for Trystian go back to 1997, giving 18 years of history through 2014.
What names are similar to Trystian? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trystan, Trysten, Tryston, Trystin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Trystian's data

  • Trystian's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2010s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Trystian

Nearby Names Like Trystian

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Trystian

Trystan Boy
#6254 4,509 births
Trysten Boy
1,410 births
Tryston Boy
1,328 births
Trystin Boy
803 births
Trygve Boy
391 births

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Wynne
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Nowell
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Vonzell
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Trystian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1997–2014 (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 Trystian 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.