Tristain
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRIS-tun
- Origin
- Celtic
Tristain is a boys' name of Celtic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tristain mean?
Celtic: variant of Tristan, from Pictish Drustan, influenced by French triste 'sad'
Variant of Tristan, hero of the medieval legend of Tristan and Iseult, whose name was linked in French to triste, 'sad'.
Is Tristain a girl's or a boy's name?
Tristain is a boys' name.
How popular is Tristain in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Tristain in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tristain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Nicknames for Tristain
- Tris
Names like Tristain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen, Gael, Jackson, Hudson, Mason, Easton, Zion, Austin, Jayden, Griffin, Holden, Noah
Names related to Tristain
Tristan, Tristen, Tristian, Triston, Tristin, Tristyn, Trystan, Trystian
More Celtic names
Arthur, Imogen, Harvey, Alana, Alan, Vienna, Lana, Alaina, Sabrina, Alanna, Bryce, Devon, Arturo, Alannah, Cedric, Clyde
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, “Tristain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tristain, updated 20 October 2026.