Tristian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRIS-tee-un
- Origin
- Celtic
- US rank, 2025
- #1,514 for boys
Tristian is a boys' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,514th for boys in the US (115 babies).
What does Tristian mean?
Celtic: variant of Tristan
A variant of Tristan, the Cornish knight of Arthurian legend whose love for Isolde ends in tragedy.
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Is Tristian a girl's or a boy's name?
Tristian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 115 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tristian in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tristian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Tristian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Tristian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,514th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 115 about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 115 boys in the US were named Tristian, making it the 1,514th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,035th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 361 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Tristian in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 28% of the babies named Tristian in the US in 1983, and 2% in 2018.
Tristian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | #1,514 |
| 2024 | 109 | #1,583 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,640 |
| 2022 | 138 | #1,353 |
| 2021 | 129 | #1,419 |
| 2020 | 196 | #1,035 |
| 2019 | 222 | #961 |
| 2018 | 246 | #885 |
| 2017 | 222 | #940 |
| 2016 | 228 | #930 |
| 2015 | 204 | #998 |
| 2014 | 249 | #873 |
| 2013 | 290 | #774 |
| 2012 | 349 | #677 |
| 2011 | 360 | #651 |
| 2010 | 361 | #665 |
| 2009 | 349 | #693 |
| 2008 | 318 | #727 |
| 2007 | 316 | #724 |
| 2006 | 299 | #721 |
| 2005 | 215 | #854 |
| 2004 | 229 | #788 |
| 2003 | 213 | #821 |
| 2002 | 219 | #787 |
| 2001 | 214 | #787 |
| 2000 | 236 | #726 |
| 1999 | 226 | #722 |
| 1998 | 254 | #670 |
| 1997 | 287 | #612 |
| 1996 | 304 | #592 |
| 1995 | 157 | #859 |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,214 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,252 |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,593 |
| 1991 | 49 | #1,671 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,582 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,728 |
| 1988 | 69 | #1,220 |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,281 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,268 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,241 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,978 |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,207 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
Nicknames for Tristian
- Tris
Names like Tristian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian, Harrison, Tobias, Benjamin, Ethan, Mason, Joshua, Cameron, Hudson, Jaxon, Elijah, Adrian
Names related to Tristian
Tristan, Trystan, Tristen, Triston, Tristyn, Tristin, Tristain, Trystian
More Celtic names
Arthur, Imogen, Gael, Harvey, Alana, Alan, Vienna, Lana, Alaina, Sabrina, Alanna, Bryce, Devon, Arturo, Alannah, Cedric
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, “Tristian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tristian, updated 20 October 2026.