Trystan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRIS-tan
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Trystan is a boys' name of Celtic origin, meaning “tumult”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Trystan mean?
Celtic: Welsh spelling of Tristan
“tumult”
The Welsh form of Tristan; Drystan is an older Welsh form found in medieval tales.
Is Trystan a girl's or a boy's name?
Trystan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Trystan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Trystan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 40 boys.
Half of all the boys named Trystan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015. 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 Trystan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #269, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Trystan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,005 |
| 2014 | 37 | #891 |
| 2013 | 35 | #919 |
| 2012 | 37 | #905 |
| 2011 | 31 | #993 |
| 2010 | 33 | #951 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 32 | #896 |
| 2006 | 30 | #894 |
| 2005 | 26 | #944 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 21 | #818 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Trystan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Trystan, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,657th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 225 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Trystan than any year since 1991.
Half of all the boys named Trystan in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,348 boys in the US were given Trystan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #277, up from #6,140 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 40% of the babies named Trystan in the US in 1994, and 9% in 2019.
Trystan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,791 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,657 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,080 |
| 2018 | 103 | #1,593 |
| 2017 | 129 | #1,373 |
| 2016 | 164 | #1,164 |
| 2015 | 165 | #1,141 |
| 2014 | 173 | #1,102 |
| 2013 | 162 | #1,119 |
| 2012 | 206 | #973 |
| 2011 | 210 | #943 |
| 2010 | 224 | #908 |
| 2009 | 225 | #920 |
| 2008 | 207 | #966 |
| 2007 | 195 | #996 |
| 2006 | 192 | #971 |
| 2005 | 138 | #1,154 |
| 2004 | 153 | #1,052 |
| 2003 | 163 | #978 |
| 2002 | 169 | #947 |
| 2001 | 148 | #1,009 |
| 2000 | 171 | #905 |
| 1999 | 134 | #1,030 |
| 1998 | 170 | #854 |
| 1997 | 178 | #816 |
| 1996 | 182 | #793 |
| 1995 | 99 | #1,147 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,590 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
Nicknames for Trystan
- Tris
Names like Trystan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ethan, Mason, Logan, Dylan, Jaxon, Hudson, Jayden, Grayson, Jenson, Roman, Nathan, Austin
Other spellings of Trystan
Names related to Trystan
Tristian, Trysten, Tryston, Trystin, Trystyn, 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, “Trystan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trystan, updated 20 October 2026.