Tristia
The Tristia is a collection of poems written in elegiac couplets by the Augustan poet Ovid during the first three years following his banishment from Rome to Tomis on the Black Sea in AD 8. Despite five books in which he bewails his fate copiously, the immediate cause of Augustus' banishment of the most acclaimed living Latin poet to Pontus remains a mystery.
Meaning & Origin of Tristia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Tristia is a collection of poems written in elegiac couplets by the Augustan poet Ovid during the first three years following his banishment from Rome to Tomis on the Black Sea in AD 8. Despite five books in which he bewails his fate copiously, the immediate cause of Augustus' banishment of the most acclaimed living Latin poet to Pontus remains a mystery.
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The Story of Tristia
Tristia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 7 Tristias were born — ranking #8,152 that year. As of 2026, Tristia ranks #8,317 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 14 Tristias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Where is Tristia most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States41%
- Indonesia35%
- United Kingdom12%
- Spain9%
- Russia4%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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About the name Tristia
Tristia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Tristia's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #8,152. Use the chart and map above to compare Tristia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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