Tristan Boy
How popular is Tristan?
#309 boy name in 2025
1,103 baby boys were named Tristan in the US in 2025, making it the 309th most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
Tristan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #309 for boys (▼ 42 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,103 boys, 22 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-72% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #101 in 2015, #182 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (5,659 boys) |
| Highest rank | #68 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1946 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tristan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tristan family of names ranked #263 for boys in 2025 (#242 the year before), with 1,348 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan | 1,103 | 82% |
| Tristen | 116 | 9% |
| Triston | 56 | 4% |
| Tristin | 37 | 3% |
| Trystan | 14 | 1% |
| Tristyn | 22 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Tristan is most popular
Babies named Tristan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 1.9 per 1,000 (107 boys)
- Alaska: 1.8 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Delaware: 1.8 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- South Carolina: 1.5 per 1,000 (160 boys)
- Maryland: 1.4 per 1,000 (170 boys)
Tristan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 19 | #2,607 |
| 1950s | 89 | #2,090 |
| 1960s | 272 | #1,057 |
| 1970s | 1,037 | #660 |
| 1980s | 7,582 | #222 |
| 1990s | 23,915 | #68 |
| 2000s | 43,300 | #80 |
| 2010s | 38,693 | #84 |
| 2020s | 9,336 | #182 |
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Questions
- Is Tristan a boy or girl name?
- Tristan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Tristan were boys.
- How popular is the name Tristan?
- 1,103 baby boys were named Tristan in the US in 2025, making it the 309th most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
- When was Tristan most popular?
- Tristan peaked in 2008, when 5,659 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #68 in 1996.
- How many people are named Tristan?
- 130,794 babies have been named Tristan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 128,529 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Tristan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tristan was most common in Mississippi, at 1.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.