Tristen Boy
How popular is Tristen?
#1,509 boy name in 2025
116 baby boys were named Tristen in the US in 2025, making it the 1509th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Tristen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,509 for boys (▼ 77 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 116 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-73% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #620 in 2015, #846 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (1,188 boys) |
| Highest rank | #249 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tristen 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 Tristen is most popular
Babies named Tristen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.4 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Tristen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29 | #4,066 |
| 1980s | 453 | #1,049 |
| 1990s | 5,023 | #249 |
| 2000s | 9,204 | #303 |
| 2010s | 5,646 | #333 |
| 2020s | 1,017 | #846 |
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Questions
- Is Tristen a boy or girl name?
- Tristen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Tristen were boys.
- How popular is the name Tristen?
- 116 baby boys were named Tristen in the US in 2025, making it the 1509th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Tristen most popular?
- Tristen peaked in 1996, when 1,188 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #249 in 1996.
- How many people are named Tristen?
- 25,554 babies have been named Tristen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 25,151 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Tristen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tristen was most common in Mississippi, at 0.4 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.