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Girl name

Trista

/ˈtɹɪstə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Trista has been given to about 12,464 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1984, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɹɪstə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,168
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Trista per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1984 · 1,215
  • Born in 20250
  • All time12,464

How popular is Trista?

Its best year was 1984, when 1,215 babies were given the name, ranking 214th. The typical living American called Trista is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Trista

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Krista0.88
  2. Crista0.88
  3. Trisha0.81
  4. Christa0.79
  5. Rita0.75
  6. Krysta0.77
  7. Trina0.69
  8. Tisha0.69

Middle names for Trista

Ranked by flow score
  1. Trista Josephine0.84
  2. Trista Rose0.83
  3. Trista Louise0.83
  4. Trista June0.82
  5. Trista Pearl0.82
  6. Trista Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Trista

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.87
  2. Laceysister · 0.87
  3. Elishaeither · 0.87
  4. Marisolsister · 0.85
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  6. Kareembrother · 0.84

Where Trista is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Trista White0.78
    2. Trista Reyes0.78
    3. Trista Nguyen0.78
    4. Trista Moore0.78
    5. Trista Lee0.78
    6. Trista Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Trista

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.