Tristan is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Tristan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #309 among boys (1,103) and #5,706 among girls (22) — overall #593 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,125 | 1,125 | #5,706 | #309 |
| 2024 | 1,314 | 1,314 | #8,903 | #267 |
| 2023 | 1,408 | 1,408 | #5,114 | #253 |
| 2022 | 1,625 | 1,625 | #5,293 | #226 |
| 2021 | 1,860 | 1,860 | #4,163 | #208 |
| 2020 | 2,164 | 2,164 | #3,734 | #182 |
| 2019 | 2,600 | 2,600 | #5,030 | #151 |
| 2018 | 3,269 | 3,276 | #3,842 | #123 |
| 2017 | 3,359 | 3,365 | #3,242 | #121 |
| 2016 | 3,710 | 3,720 | #2,536 | #108 |
| 2015 | 4,007 | 4,007 | #2,339 | #101 |
| 2014 | 3,988 | 3,988 | #2,841 | #98 |
| 2013 | 4,092 | 4,092 | #2,405 | #96 |
| 2012 | 4,528 | 4,536 | #2,188 | #88 |
| 2011 | 4,840 | 4,840 | #1,871 | #87 |
| 2010 | 4,998 | 5,006 | #2,027 | #84 |
| 2009 | 5,494 | 5,494 | #1,571 | #80 |
| 2008 | 5,816 | 5,830 | #1,493 | #81 |
| 2007 | 5,534 | 5,550 | #1,273 | #87 |
| 2006 | 5,608 | 5,622 | #1,249 | #86 |
| 2005 | 3,777 | 3,782 | #1,226 | #113 |
| 2004 | 3,690 | 3,697 | #1,098 | #115 |
| 2003 | 3,862 | 3,868 | #1,017 | #112 |
| 2002 | 3,988 | 3,988 | #872 | #103 |
| 2001 | 3,772 | 3,772 | #1,083 | #108 |
| 2000 | 3,737 | 3,742 | #1,027 | #105 |
| 1999 | 4,039 | 4,054 | #1,052 | #99 |
| 1998 | 4,420 | 4,425 | #851 | #92 |
| 1997 | 4,448 | — | #827 | #92 |
| 1996 | 5,844 | — | #592 | #68 |
| 1995 | 3,372 | — | #721 | #121 |
| 1994 | 588 | — | #1,593 | #452 |
| 1993 | 676 | — | #1,470 | #409 |
| 1992 | 738 | — | #1,416 | #372 |
| 1991 | 840 | — | #1,391 | #337 |
| 1990 | 893 | — | #1,212 | #330 |
| 1989 | 901 | — | #1,194 | #312 |
| 1988 | 944 | — | #1,108 | #289 |
| 1987 | 1,073 | — | #1,097 | #246 |
| 1986 | 1,095 | — | #928 | #244 |
| 1985 | 1,239 | — | #897 | #222 |
| 1984 | 1,036 | — | #917 | #251 |
| 1983 | 1,023 | — | #897 | #248 |
| 1982 | 914 | — | #980 | #275 |
| 1981 | 495 | — | #1,327 | #416 |
| 1980 | 250 | — | #2,339 | #604 |
| 1979 | 202 | — | #2,619 | #663 |
| 1978 | 170 | — | #2,389 | #736 |
| 1977 | 150 | — | #2,661 | #790 |
| 1976 | 147 | — | #2,290 | #795 |
| 1975 | 151 | — | #2,228 | #782 |
| 1974 | 128 | — | #2,391 | #831 |
| 1973 | 94 | — | #3,115 | #956 |
| 1972 | 106 | — | #2,518 | #916 |
| 1971 | 112 | — | #3,154 | #863 |
| 1970 | 84 | — | #3,198 | #1,030 |
| 1969 | 65 | — | #3,765 | #1,108 |
| 1968 | 65 | — | #3,445 | #1,066 |
| 1967 | 45 | — | #3,325 | #1,445 |
| 1966 | 42 | — | #5,246 | #1,326 |
| 1965 | 34 | — | #3,940 | #1,719 |
| 1964 | 17 | — | — | #2,032 |
| 1963 | 31 | — | #7,587 | #1,582 |
| 1962 | 27 | — | #7,511 | #1,753 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | — | #2,403 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | — | #2,858 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | — | #2,522 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,911 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | — | #3,533 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | — | #2,163 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,954 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,326 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | — | #2,889 |
| 1952 | 12 | — | — | #2,369 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,339 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,303 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #4,169 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,772 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,981 |