Tristen
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning sad; variant spelling of Tristan.
How Tristen has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #622 |
| 2016 | #635 |
| 2017 | #676 |
| 2018 | #723 |
| 2019 | #849 |
| 2020 | #854 |
Tristen by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Tristen. In the US, 404 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,188 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tristen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)
- Tristinsad; variant spelling of Tristan147 in the US (2017)
- Tristonsad or sorrowful; a form of Tristan141 in the US (2017)
- Tristynsad; a spelling variant of Tristan123 in the US (2017)
- Trysten36 in the US (2017)
- Tristiansad; a spelling variant of Tristan226 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Tristen
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