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Tristan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Tristan?

The somewhat popular name Tristan was the 123rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #68 in 1996.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2008 with 5,657 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Tristan was less than 5, most recently in 1947.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Tristan occurred roughly during the years 1958-1971, 1972-1975, 1976-1985, and 1992-1996, whereas 1996-2000 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Tristan popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Tristan's popularity has been moving downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Tristan lately has dropped.

The name Tristan is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Tristan (Girl)Tristan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 38 3,893 3,195 123
2017 49 3,280 3,290 121
2016 71 2,531 3,626 108
2015 80 2,335 3,917 101
2014 61 2,835 3,911 98
2013 75 2,427 4,010 96
2012 87 2,186 4,432 88
2011 108 1,869 4,725 87
2010 99 2,023 4,892 84
2009 144 1,570 5,348 80
2008 157 1,492 5,657 81
2007 194 1,271 5,335 87
2006 194 1,247 5,409 86
2005 186 1,226 3,590 113
2004 209 1,098 3,480 115
2003 228 1,016 3,634 112
2002 263 871 3,725 103
2001 197 1,083 3,575 108
2000 206 1,026 3,531 105
1999 194 1,052 3,844 99
1998 251 851 4,169 92
1997 251 827 4,195 92
1996 386 592 5,458 68
1995 284 721 3,088 121
1994 96 1,593 491 452
1993 109 1,470 567 409
1992 116 1,415 622 372
1991 116 1,390 724 337
1990 140 1,210 752 330
1989 137 1,194 763 313
1988 141 1,107 803 289
1987 139 1,096 933 247
1986 172 928 922 244
1985 178 897 1,060 222
1984 163 917 873 251
1983 169 898 856 248
1982 152 980 762 275
1981 95 1,327 399 416
1980 42 2,337 209 602
1979 35 2,618 171 655
1978 38 2,390 133 731
1977 32 2,661 120 781
1976 37 2,286 110 795
1975 38 2,229 113 782
1974 33 2,388 95 831
1973 22 3,116 72 953
1972 29 2,516 77 915
1971 22 3,154 90 863
1970 21 3,198 63 1,030
1969 15 3,763 50 1,111
1968 16 3,447 49 1,066
1967 16 3,327 29 1,443
1966 8 5,242 33 1,341
1965 12 3,936 22 1,717
1964 < 5 -- 17 2,033
1963 5 7,589 26 1,583
1962 5 7,512 22 1,755
1961 < 5 -- 13 2,399
1960 < 5 -- 10 2,857
1959 < 5 -- 12 2,522
1958 < 5 -- 6 3,905
1957 < 5 -- 7 3,530
1956 < 5 -- 15 2,164
1955 < 5 -- 9 2,952
1954 < 5 -- 5 4,319
1953 < 5 -- 9 2,887
1952 < 5 -- 12 2,369
1951 < 5 -- 7 3,339
1950 < 5 -- 7 3,303
1949 < 5 -- 5 4,165
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.