Tristen is an established variant of Tristan that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Tristen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,512 among boys (116) and #17,071 among girls (5) — overall #3,126 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | 121 | #17,071 | #1,512 |
| 2024 | 133 | 133 | #15,102 | #1,437 |
| 2023 | 154 | 154 | — | #1,257 |
| 2022 | 155 | 155 | #13,469 | #1,295 |
| 2021 | 210 | 210 | #13,363 | #1,059 |
| 2020 | 280 | 280 | #9,499 | #849 |
| 2019 | 276 | 276 | #9,686 | #848 |
| 2018 | 341 | 341 | #10,502 | #725 |
| 2017 | 405 | 405 | #4,798 | #676 |
| 2016 | 445 | 445 | #5,437 | #635 |
| 2015 | 450 | 450 | #7,247 | #620 |
| 2014 | 596 | 596 | #3,542 | #508 |
| 2013 | 680 | 680 | #3,215 | #452 |
| 2012 | 906 | 906 | #3,003 | #360 |
| 2011 | 915 | 915 | #2,760 | #353 |
| 2010 | 1,009 | 1,009 | #2,669 | #333 |
| 2009 | 1,144 | 1,144 | #2,444 | #303 |
| 2008 | 1,082 | 1,082 | #1,976 | #337 |
| 2007 | 1,073 | 1,073 | #1,688 | #342 |
| 2006 | 1,089 | 1,089 | #1,467 | #336 |
| 2005 | 1,030 | 1,030 | #1,353 | #342 |
| 2004 | 1,128 | 1,128 | #1,074 | #331 |
| 2003 | 1,094 | 1,094 | #964 | #337 |
| 2002 | 1,094 | 1,094 | #1,103 | #316 |
| 2001 | 1,097 | 1,097 | #1,031 | #315 |
| 2000 | 1,036 | 1,036 | #1,170 | #328 |
| 1999 | 990 | 990 | #1,084 | #334 |
| 1998 | 1,241 | 1,241 | #1,003 | #276 |
| 1997 | 1,307 | — | #887 | #263 |
| 1996 | 1,478 | — | #724 | #249 |
| 1995 | 826 | — | #910 | #383 |
| 1994 | 147 | — | #1,927 | #1,372 |
| 1993 | 116 | — | #2,067 | #1,768 |
| 1992 | 130 | — | #2,056 | #1,471 |
| 1991 | 114 | — | #2,188 | #1,612 |
| 1990 | 118 | — | #2,126 | #1,528 |
| 1989 | 118 | — | #2,247 | #1,381 |
| 1988 | 113 | — | #1,786 | #1,705 |
| 1987 | 125 | — | #1,879 | #1,233 |
| 1986 | 119 | — | #1,768 | #1,360 |
| 1985 | 142 | — | #1,757 | #1,056 |
| 1984 | 101 | — | #1,942 | #1,397 |
| 1983 | 97 | — | #1,991 | #1,426 |
| 1982 | 86 | — | #2,284 | #1,513 |
| 1981 | 40 | — | #3,996 | #2,486 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,504 | — |
| 1979 | 25 | — | #4,619 | #4,382 |
| 1978 | 24 | — | #4,075 | #5,727 |
| 1977 | 25 | — | #4,223 | #4,561 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,348 | — |
| 1975 | 18 | — | #5,147 | #5,423 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,861 | — |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #4,843 | — |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #4,285 | — |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #4,113 | — |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,394 | — |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #4,714 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #5,122 | — |