Is Tristen a boy or girl name?
Tristen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 127 boys were named Tristen, so 4.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 16.4% of the 25,429 US babies named Tristen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,432
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,054
- Babies named Tristen since 1968
- 25,429
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 1,478 babies
Boys and girls named Tristen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1970s | 29 | 137 | 82.5% |
| 1980s | 453 | 505 | 52.7% |
| 1990s | 5,023 | 1,444 | 22.3% |
| 2000s | 9,203 | 1,663 | 15.3% |
| 2010s | 5,644 | 377 | 6.3% |
| 2020s | 900 | 31 | 3.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127 | #1,432 | 6 | #15,054 |
| 2023 | 153 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 148 | #1,292 | 7 | #13,461 |
| 2021 | 203 | #1,058 | 7 | #13,357 |
| 2020 | 269 | #848 | 11 | #9,496 |
| 2019 | 264 | #849 | 11 | #9,681 |
| 2018 | 331 | #725 | 10 | #10,498 |
| 2017 | 376 | #676 | 29 | #4,797 |
| 2016 | 420 | #635 | 25 | #5,437 |
| 2015 | 433 | #620 | 17 | #7,246 |
| 2014 | 551 | #508 | 45 | #3,542 |
| 2013 | 629 | #452 | 51 | #3,215 |
| 2012 | 848 | #360 | 57 | #3,001 |
| 2011 | 851 | #353 | 64 | #2,759 |
| 2010 | 941 | #333 | 68 | #2,669 |
| 2009 | 1,065 | #303 | 79 | #2,444 |
| 2008 | 974 | #337 | 107 | #1,976 |
| 2007 | 942 | #342 | 131 | #1,688 |
| 2006 | 937 | #336 | 152 | #1,467 |
| 2005 | 869 | #342 | 161 | #1,353 |
| 2004 | 912 | #331 | 216 | #1,074 |
| 2003 | 851 | #337 | 243 | #964 |
| 2002 | 902 | #316 | 192 | #1,103 |
| 2001 | 887 | #315 | 210 | #1,031 |
| 2000 | 864 | #328 | 172 | #1,170 |
| 1999 | 804 | #334 | 186 | #1,084 |
| 1998 | 1,041 | #276 | 200 | #1,003 |
| 1997 | 1,078 | #263 | 229 | #887 |
| 1996 | 1,188 | #249 | 290 | #724 |
| 1995 | 618 | #383 | 208 | #910 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,372 | 74 | #1,927 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,768 | 67 | #2,067 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,471 | 67 | #2,056 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,612 | 61 | #2,188 |
| 1990 | 56 | #1,528 | 62 | #2,126 |
| 1989 | 64 | #1,381 | 54 | #2,247 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,705 | 71 | #1,786 |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,233 | 62 | #1,879 |
| 1986 | 53 | #1,360 | 66 | #1,768 |
| 1985 | 77 | #1,056 | 65 | #1,757 |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,397 | 54 | #1,942 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,426 | 52 | #1,991 |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,512 | 44 | #2,284 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,486 | 20 | #3,996 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,504 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,383 | 16 | #4,619 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,727 | 18 | #4,075 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,562 | 17 | #4,223 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,346 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,423 | 12 | #5,148 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,861 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,841 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,286 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,113 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,394 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,714 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,121 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tristen reached #249 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #724 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 Tristen
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.