Trysten
Boy · TRIS-tan · Celtic
Trysten is a boys' name of Celtic origin, meaning “tumult”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Trysten mean?
Celtic: spelling of Trystan; Welsh spelling of Tristan
“tumult”
The Welsh form of Tristan; Drystan is an older Welsh form found in medieval tales.
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Meaning borrowed from Trystan.
Is Trysten a girl's or a boy's name?
Trysten is a boys' name.
How popular is Trysten in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 79 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Trysten in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 32% of the babies named Trysten in the US in 1995, and 10% in 2014.
Trysten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,683 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,171 |
| 2011 | 79 | #1,811 |
| 2010 | 74 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 75 | #1,909 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,932 |
| 2007 | 74 | #1,912 |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,790 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,234 |
| 2003 | 63 | #1,867 |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,847 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 59 | #1,811 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,020 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,896 |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,625 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,621 |
Nicknames for Trysten
- Tris
Names like Trysten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen Holden Gael Tristan Jayden Hudson Jackson Easton Jensen Soren Hayden Mason
Names related to Trysten
Tristen Trystan Torsten Thorsten Tryston Trystin Trystyn Trystian
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