Tris
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning sad; short form of Tristan.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Tris by the numbers
Tris was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Tristan
Like Tris, each of these traces back to Tristan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)
- Tristensad; variant spelling of Tristan404 in the US (2017)
- Tristiansad; a spelling variant of Tristan226 in the US (2017)
- Tristinsad; variant spelling of Tristan147 in the US (2017)
- Tristonsad or sorrowful; a form of Tristan141 in the US (2017)
- Trystantumult; a variant of Tristan128 in the US (2017)
- Tristynsad; a spelling variant of Tristan123 in the US (2017)
- Tristainsad; a spelling variant of Tristan8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tris. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Tresthree; often a given name from numerals13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Tris
Names that are said the same way as Tris, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Tris
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