Boys' name · since 1989
Tryston
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 1,328 babies named Tryston, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,328
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tryston sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,328 recorded since 1989.
Tryston has 1,328 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #4,294 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,328 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tryston ranks #4,294 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,328 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,328
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tryston's 1,328 recorded births place it above 90.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tryston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tryston splits its recorded history at 2008: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tryston popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tryston popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1998 (Tryston as girls' name)
Tryston by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (634 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Tryston's strongest decade.
634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tryston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
323 births
- 2000s
2000s
634 births
- 2010s
2010s
346 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 634 births (48% of all-time use).
How Tryston 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 Tryston's total volume
Tryston by state
Where Tryston concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 113 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Oregon | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Utah | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
113 of 1,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Tryston appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Tryston's decade-level peak was the 2000s (634 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Trystons (113 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tryston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Tryston 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.