Gender
Origin
- English
- Tumult: outcry. From the Celtic name Tristan. In Arthurian legend Tristan was a Knight of the Round Table and tragic hero of the medieval tale Tristram and Isolde.
Tumult, outcry; From the Celtic name Tristan. In Arthurian legend Tristan was a Knight of the Round Table and tragic hero of the medieval tale Tristram and Isolde. - Celtic
- Full of sorrows; a variant of Tristam. In Arthurian Legend, Tristan was a knight of the Round Table and tragic hero of the medieval tale Tristram and Isolde.
- French
- Full of sorrows
- Latin
- Welsh
- Noisy
Syllables
2
Themes
- Arthurian Legend
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Tristin
Pronunciation
t-ris-tin, tr(i)-stin
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #374, 630 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3181, 37 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #1154, 157 births); most recent 2021 (rank #11138, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
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| 2025 | 37 | – |
| 2024 | 43 | – |
| 2023 | 44 | – |
| 2022 | 57 | – |
| 2021 | 56 | 8 |
| 2020 | 69 | – |
| 2019 | 96 | 13 |
| 2018 | 124 | 13 |
| 2017 | 133 | 15 |
| 2016 | 164 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #2869, 5 births); most recent 2009 (rank #3741, 4 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #601, 4 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #387, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #239, 15 births); most recent 2010 (rank #581, 5 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence