Tristen

A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning sad; variant spelling of Tristan.

Babies a year
404
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies

How Tristen has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2020. Lower is more popular.
#552#738#924201520182020#854

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#622
2016#635
2017#676
2018#723
2019#849
2020#854

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. Its US peak was 1,188 in 1996.

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