Tristin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRIS-tan
- Origin
- Celtic
- US rank, 2025
- #3,180 for boys
Tristin is a boys' name of Celtic origin, meaning “tumult”. In 2025 it ranked 3,180th for boys in the US (37 babies).
What does Tristin 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 Tristin a girl's or a boy's name?
Tristin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tristin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 boys.
Tristin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 2 | #6,146 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
How popular is Tristin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,180th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37 about 1 in 46,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the US were named Tristin, making it the 3,180th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 630 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Tristin than any year since 1994.
Half of all the boys named Tristin in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,348 boys in the US were given Tristin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #277, up from #3,180 for this spelling alone.
In 1981, 82% of the babies named Tristin in the US were girls. By 2021 it was 13%, with more boys than girls since 1995.
Tristin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,180 |
| 2024 | 43 | #2,915 |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,847 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,378 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,409 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 96 | #1,670 |
| 2018 | 124 | #1,408 |
| 2017 | 134 | #1,335 |
| 2016 | 164 | #1,164 |
| 2015 | 187 | #1,061 |
| 2014 | 192 | #1,043 |
| 2013 | 227 | #914 |
| 2012 | 280 | #802 |
| 2011 | 317 | #718 |
| 2010 | 417 | #597 |
| 2009 | 444 | #588 |
| 2008 | 476 | #554 |
| 2007 | 475 | #540 |
| 2006 | 451 | #556 |
| 2005 | 429 | #556 |
| 2004 | 404 | #563 |
| 2003 | 436 | #533 |
| 2002 | 472 | #487 |
| 2001 | 443 | #512 |
| 2000 | 427 | #522 |
| 1999 | 417 | #511 |
| 1998 | 551 | #421 |
| 1997 | 549 | #420 |
| 1996 | 630 | #374 |
| 1995 | 288 | #603 |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,302 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,357 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,477 |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,482 |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,724 |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,484 |
| 1984 | 36 | #1,629 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
Nicknames for Tristin
- Tris
Names like Tristin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ethan, Austin, Mason, Hudson, Dylan, Jaxon, Benjamin, Jayden, Noah, Grayson, Ali, Nathan
Other spellings of Tristin
Names related to Tristin
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, “Tristin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tristin, updated 20 October 2026.