Tristian
Tristian was the 1518th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 115 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 592nd; the most babies were born in 2010 (361). Over the last ten years it has moved down 513 places. More babies were named Tristian in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,518 boys, down 480 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 115boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010361 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,601babies recorded
Tristian popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 641 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,518 | 115 |
| 2020 | #1,038 | 196 |
| 2010 | #665 | 361 |
| 2000 | #728 | 236 |
| 1990 | #1,612 | 52 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tristian, counting every spelling?
Tristian has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,430 for boys in 2025, against #1,518 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Tristian?
115 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tristian (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tristian born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 73 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tristian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tristian?
About 7,800 people born in the US named Tristian are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Tristian mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tristian by state
How common Tristian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.6×), Tennessee (1.7×). In 31 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Tristian
How popular is the name Tristian?
Tristian was the 1518th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 115 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 592nd; the most babies were born in 2010 (361). Over the last ten years it has moved down 513 places. More babies were named Tristian in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Tristian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tristian in the US.
Where is Tristian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tristian was most common in Mississippi (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.