Tristan Thornquist
There are approximately 1 people named Tristan Thornquist living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tristan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Thornquist. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Tristan
128K
Alive today
Named Thornquist
290
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 128K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1996
Average age: 21
Top Census group: White (61.7%)
Estimated bearers: 290
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #80,815
Per 100K: 0.08
Top ancestry: White (88.1%)
First name trend
Tristan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tristan. The peak year was 1996 with 5,844 births. The average person named Tristan today is 21 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tristan
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Tristan, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 61.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tristan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Tristan at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.7% · 67,443
- Hispanic or Latino13.7% · 15,022
- Black or African American11.9% · 12,987
- Two or more races7.9% · 8,660
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 3,886
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 1,396
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Thornquist surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Thornquist, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Thornquist described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Thornquist at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.1% · 223
- Hispanic or Latino4.0% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 10
- Two or more races4.0% · 10
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tristan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0372% of the US population, based on 127,556 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Tristan right now.
The surname Thornquist appears at a rate of 0.08 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Tristan Thornquist. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Tristan
FAQ
Tristan Thornquist: questions and answers
How many people are named Tristan Thornquist?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Tristan Thornquist. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0372%) with the surname frequency (0.08 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tristan Thornquist?
We classify Tristan Thornquist as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tristan a male or female name?
Tristan is predominantly male. Out of 129,641 total SSA registrations, 95.0% were male and 5.0% were female. See the full Tristan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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