Tristen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRIS-tan
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,509 for boys
Tristen is a boys' name of Celtic origin, meaning “tumult”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 1,509th for boys in the US (116 babies).
What does Tristen mean?
Celtic: spelling of Tristan; from Brythonic Drustan, via French
“tumult”
Hero of the medieval romance Tristan and Iseult; the spelling was influenced by French triste, sad.
Meaning borrowed from Tristan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tristen a girl's or a boy's name?
Tristen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 116 boys in the US.
How popular is Tristen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 120% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Tristen, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2010, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tristen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 199 boys in the UK were given Tristen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #269, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Tristen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,065 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Tristen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,509among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 116about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 116 boys in the US were named Tristen, making it the 1,509th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 846th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 1,188 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975. 5 girls were also named Tristen in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Tristen than any year since 1994.
Half of all the boys named Tristen in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,348 boys in the US were given Tristen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #277, up from #1,509 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 50% of the babies named Tristen in the US in 1981, and 4% in 2025.
Tristen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 116 | #1,509 |
| 2024 | 127 | #1,432 |
| 2023 | 154 | #1,253 |
| 2022 | 148 | #1,289 |
| 2021 | 203 | #1,054 |
| 2020 | 269 | #846 |
| 2019 | 265 | #845 |
| 2018 | 331 | #723 |
| 2017 | 376 | #675 |
| 2016 | 420 | #635 |
| 2015 | 433 | #620 |
| 2014 | 551 | #508 |
| 2013 | 629 | #452 |
| 2012 | 849 | #359 |
| 2011 | 851 | #353 |
| 2010 | 941 | #333 |
| 2009 | 1,065 | #303 |
| 2008 | 975 | #337 |
| 2007 | 942 | #342 |
| 2006 | 937 | #336 |
| 2005 | 869 | #341 |
| 2004 | 912 | #331 |
| 2003 | 851 | #337 |
| 2002 | 902 | #316 |
| 2001 | 887 | #315 |
| 2000 | 864 | #328 |
| 1999 | 804 | #334 |
| 1998 | 1,041 | #276 |
| 1997 | 1,078 | #263 |
| 1996 | 1,188 | #249 |
| 1995 | 618 | #383 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,358 |
| 1993 | 49 | #1,736 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,447 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,583 |
| 1990 | 56 | #1,511 |
| 1989 | 64 | #1,369 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,216 |
| 1986 | 53 | #1,344 |
| 1985 | 77 | #1,049 |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,398 |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,486 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Nicknames for Tristen
- Tris
Names like Tristen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ethan Jayden Mason Nathan Dylan Owen Liam Hudson Hayden Tyler Jaxon Jacob
Other spellings of Tristen
Names related to Tristen
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Tristen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tristen, updated 20 October 2026.