How Many People Are Named Tristian?
An estimated 8,362 people in the United States have the first name Tristian. It is predominantly male (92.4%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Tristian peaked in popularity in 2010 with 373 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tristian 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 Tristian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,362
About 1 in 40,990 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.4% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2010
373 births
Total Registered
8,484
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tristian
Tristian is predominantly male (92.4%), though 641 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tristian as a male name
Ranked #1,585 in 2024
109 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (361 births)
Tristian as a female name
Ranked #15,533 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1996 (44 births)
Tristian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tristian span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,832 babies were registered. Tristian has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tristian by Decade
How has Tristian 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.
Tristian by State
Birth registrations for Tristian span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in West Virginia, Utah, Connecticut. On average, about 160 Tristians were registered per state.
Tristian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tristian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tristian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tristian?
We estimate approximately 8,362 people named Tristian 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 40,990 Americans share this first name.
Is Tristian a common name?
Tristian is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,484 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tristian most popular?
Tristian reached peak popularity in 2010, when 373 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tristian is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tristian a male name?
Tristian is predominantly male. 92.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tristian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tristian Smith, Tristian Johnson, Tristian 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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