How Many People Are Named Trista?
An estimated 11,852 people in the United States have the first name Trista. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Trista peaked in popularity in 1984 with 1,215 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Trista as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Trista paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,852
About 1 in 28,920 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1984
1,215 births
Total Registered
12,463
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Trista
Trista is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,463 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Trista as a male name
Ranked #7,752 in 1986
5 male births in 1986
Peak: 1986 (5 births)
Trista as a female name
Ranked #13,313 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (1,215 births)
Trista: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Trista span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 4,971 babies were registered. Trista has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Trista by Decade
How has Trista tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Trista by State
Birth registrations for Trista span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Hawaii. On average, about 200 Tristas were registered per state.
Trista + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Trista as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Trista: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trista?
We estimate approximately 11,852 people named Trista are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,920 Americans share this first name.
Is Trista a common name?
Trista is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,463 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Trista most popular?
Trista reached peak popularity in 1984, when 1,215 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Trista is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Trista a female name?
Trista is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Trista Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Trista Smith, Trista Johnson, Trista Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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