Is Tristan a boy or girl name?
Tristan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 1,296 boys were named Tristan, so 0.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5% of the 129,641 US babies named Tristan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #267
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,880
- Babies named Tristan since 1946
- 129,641
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 5,844 babies
Boys and girls named Tristan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 272 | 77 | 22.1% |
| 1970s | 1,037 | 307 | 22.8% |
| 1980s | 7,583 | 1,388 | 15.5% |
| 1990s | 23,914 | 1,943 | 7.5% |
| 2000s | 43,299 | 1,978 | 4.4% |
| 2010s | 38,678 | 698 | 1.8% |
| 2020s | 8,221 | 138 | 1.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,296 | #267 | 12 | #8,880 |
| 2023 | 1,379 | #253 | 26 | #5,110 |
| 2022 | 1,600 | #225 | 25 | #5,290 |
| 2021 | 1,822 | #208 | 35 | #4,161 |
| 2020 | 2,124 | #182 | 40 | #3,732 |
| 2019 | 2,569 | #151 | 27 | #5,030 |
| 2018 | 3,229 | #123 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2017 | 3,308 | #121 | 50 | #3,238 |
| 2016 | 3,636 | #108 | 71 | #2,536 |
| 2015 | 3,926 | #101 | 80 | #2,338 |
| 2014 | 3,927 | #98 | 61 | #2,841 |
| 2013 | 4,015 | #96 | 76 | #2,405 |
| 2012 | 4,439 | #88 | 87 | #2,188 |
| 2011 | 4,731 | #87 | 108 | #1,871 |
| 2010 | 4,898 | #84 | 99 | #2,027 |
| 2009 | 5,349 | #80 | 144 | #1,571 |
| 2008 | 5,659 | #81 | 157 | #1,493 |
| 2007 | 5,340 | #87 | 194 | #1,273 |
| 2006 | 5,414 | #86 | 194 | #1,249 |
| 2005 | 3,591 | #113 | 186 | #1,226 |
| 2004 | 3,481 | #115 | 209 | #1,098 |
| 2003 | 3,634 | #112 | 228 | #1,017 |
| 2002 | 3,725 | #103 | 263 | #872 |
| 2001 | 3,575 | #108 | 197 | #1,083 |
| 2000 | 3,531 | #105 | 206 | #1,027 |
| 1999 | 3,844 | #99 | 194 | #1,052 |
| 1998 | 4,169 | #92 | 251 | #851 |
| 1997 | 4,197 | #92 | 251 | #827 |
| 1996 | 5,458 | #68 | 386 | #592 |
| 1995 | 3,088 | #121 | 284 | #721 |
| 1994 | 492 | #452 | 96 | #1,593 |
| 1993 | 567 | #409 | 109 | #1,470 |
| 1992 | 622 | #372 | 116 | #1,416 |
| 1991 | 724 | #337 | 116 | #1,391 |
| 1990 | 753 | #330 | 140 | #1,212 |
| 1989 | 764 | #312 | 137 | #1,194 |
| 1988 | 803 | #289 | 141 | #1,108 |
| 1987 | 934 | #246 | 139 | #1,097 |
| 1986 | 923 | #244 | 172 | #928 |
| 1985 | 1,061 | #222 | 178 | #897 |
| 1984 | 873 | #251 | 163 | #917 |
| 1983 | 855 | #248 | 169 | #897 |
| 1982 | 762 | #275 | 152 | #980 |
| 1981 | 400 | #416 | 95 | #1,327 |
| 1980 | 208 | #604 | 42 | #2,339 |
| 1979 | 167 | #663 | 35 | #2,618 |
| 1978 | 132 | #736 | 38 | #2,389 |
| 1977 | 118 | #790 | 32 | #2,662 |
| 1976 | 110 | #795 | 37 | #2,289 |
| 1975 | 113 | #782 | 38 | #2,228 |
| 1974 | 95 | #831 | 33 | #2,390 |
| 1973 | 72 | #955 | 22 | #3,116 |
| 1972 | 77 | #916 | 29 | #2,518 |
| 1971 | 90 | #863 | 22 | #3,154 |
| 1970 | 63 | #1,030 | 21 | #3,198 |
| 1969 | 50 | #1,108 | 15 | #3,764 |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,065 | 16 | #3,445 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,444 | 16 | #3,325 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,325 | 8 | #5,246 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,718 | 12 | #3,940 |
| 1964 | 17 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,582 | 5 | #7,588 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,754 | 5 | #7,512 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,859 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,533 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,326 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,339 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,303 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,168 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,981 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tristan reached #68 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #592 in 1996. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tristan
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.