Trestan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRES-tun
- Origin
- Modern
Trestan is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Trestan come from?
Modern: spelling of Treston; blend of Tre- with Preston or Tristan
Meaning borrowed from Treston.
Is Trestan a girl's or a boy's name?
Trestan is a boys' name.
How popular is Trestan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Trestan in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Trestan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Nicknames for Trestan
Names like Trestan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen Tristan Tylan Jayden Jordan Jackson Johan Kylan Treyson Logan Mason Ethan
Names related to Trestan
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Trestan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trestan, updated 20 October 2026.