Dristan
Dristan is an American brand of medications that is made by Foundation Consumer Brands. Dristan 12-Hour Nasal Spray is a nasal decongestant, the active ingredient of which is oxymetazoline hydrochloride 0.05%. Dristan Cold Multi-Symptom Tablets contain three active ingredients: acetaminophen, USP 325 mg, chlorpheniramine maleate, USP 2 mg, and phenylephrine HCl, USP 5 mg.
Meaning & Origin of Dristan
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Dristan is an American brand of medications that is made by Foundation Consumer Brands. Dristan 12-Hour Nasal Spray is a nasal decongestant, the active ingredient of which is oxymetazoline hydrochloride 0.05%. Dristan Cold Multi-Symptom Tablets contain three active ingredients: acetaminophen, USP 325 mg, chlorpheniramine maleate, USP 2 mg, and phenylephrine HCl, USP 5 mg.
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The Story of Dristan
The earliest SSA record of Dristan as a baby boy name dates back to 2012, when 8 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Dristan — #8,862 in the national rankings. Dristan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 13 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Dristan
Dristan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Dristan's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #8,862. Use the chart and map above to compare Dristan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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