How Many People Are Named Trystan?
An estimated 5,084 people in the United States have the first name Trystan. It is used for both genders, with 87.2% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Trystan peaked in popularity in 2010 with 249 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Trystan 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 Trystan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,084
About 1 in 67,418 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
87.2% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2010
249 births
Total Registered
5,154
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Trystan
Trystan is predominantly male (87.2%), though 660 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Trystan as a male name
Ranked #4,853 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (225 births)
Trystan as a female name
Ranked #13,697 in 2019
7 female births in 2019
Peak: 1996 (46 births)
Trystan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Trystan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,066 babies were registered. Trystan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Trystan by Decade
How has Trystan 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.
Trystan by State
Birth registrations for Trystan span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Jersey, Nebraska. On average, about 72 Trystans were registered per state.
Trystan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Trystan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Trystan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trystan?
We estimate approximately 5,084 people named Trystan 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 67,418 Americans share this first name.
Is Trystan a common name?
Trystan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,154 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Trystan most popular?
Trystan reached peak popularity in 2010, when 249 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Trystan is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Trystan a male name?
Trystan is predominantly male. 87.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Trystan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Trystan Smith, Trystan Johnson, Trystan 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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