Trysten
The Story of Trysten
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Trysten as a girl name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Trysten — #5,009 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Trysten on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Trysten last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 285 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Trysten as a boy name dates back to 1995, when 28 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 79 newborns named Trysten — #1,811 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Trysten on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Trysten ranks #7,740 for boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-50%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Trysten
Trysten is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Trysten's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #1,628. Use the chart and map above to compare Trysten'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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