Is Trista a boy or girl name?
Trista was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,463 US babies named Trista were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,313
- Babies named Trista since 1960
- 12,463
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 1,215 babies
Boys and girls named Trista, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,859 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 4,966 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,929 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,947 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 548 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,313 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,073 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,906 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,396 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,732 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,979 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,587 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,840 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,968 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,514 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,966 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,561 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,348 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,164 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 258 | #1,026 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 335 | #816 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 362 | #746 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 535 | #530 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 566 | #506 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 229 | #969 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,321 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,541 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,389 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,149 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,138 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 231 | #863 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,048 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,122 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,069 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 222 | #890 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 235 | #857 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 279 | #745 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 288 | #696 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 363 | #569 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 440 | #494 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,752 | 558 | #403 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 788 | #307 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 1,215 | #214 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 823 | #285 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 153 | #971 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 153 | #965 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 185 | #844 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 158 | #940 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 145 | #963 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 163 | #883 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 158 | #865 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 201 | #733 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 225 | #670 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 201 | #722 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 255 | #616 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 215 | #711 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 138 | #936 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,354 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,810 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,645 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,549 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,258 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,973 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,005 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,464 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,242 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Trista reached #7,752 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #214 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Trista
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.