Tristan
A boys’ name of Celtic origin, meaning bold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin.
How Tristan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #101 |
| 2016 | #108 |
| 2017 | #121 |
| 2018 | #123 |
| 2019 | #151 |
| 2020 | #183 |
| 2021 | #208 |
| 2022 | #226 |
| 2023 | #253 |
| 2024 | #267 |
| 2025 | #309 |
Tristan by the numbers
In 2025, 166 babies in England and Wales were named Tristan. In the US, 3,333 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,656 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tristan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- 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)
Sounds like Tristan
Names that are said the same way as Tristan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean courage
Like Tristan, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Tristan
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