How Many People Are Named Tristen?
people named Tristen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 13,600 people in the US has this name
Based on 25,554 babies named Tristen in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
1,478 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of TRISTAN, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Tristen in English. Counting Tristen and these spellings together, about 177,548 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tristen, 16.4% were girls and 83.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Tristen fell from 82.5% in the 1970s to 3.4% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Tristen alive today is about 21 years old, and 90% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 27 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Tristen first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 1996, to 1,478 babies. In 2025, 121 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025
π Rank History
Tristen has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #249, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #1,512. Among girls, its best rank was #724, in 1996.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,512 | #17,066 |
| Best rank | #249 (1996) | #724 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #324 in the 2000s | #1,321 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Tristen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tristen were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,225 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tristen was given 3.1 times as often in Montana, 2.5 times in Alaska and 2.2 times in Mississippi.
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