Tristin
Tristan, Tristram, or Tristen is a given name derived from Welsh drust, influenced by the French word triste and Welsh/Cornish/Breton trist, both of which mean "bold" or "sad", "sorrowful".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tristin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tristan, Tristram, or Tristen is a given name derived from Welsh drust, influenced by the French word triste and Welsh/Cornish/Breton trist, both of which mean "bold" or "sad", "sorrowful".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tristin
As a girl name
American parents first put Tristin on the record books as a girl name in 1968, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 157 Tristins were born — ranking #1,155 that year. About 37% of every Tristin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tristin ranks #10,007 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Tristin on the record books as a boy name in 1981, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 630 Tristins were born — ranking #374 that year. About 45% of every Tristin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tristin ranks #3,277 for boys with 37 births, falling sharply (-54%). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Tristin
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About the name Tristin
Tristin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Tristin's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #374. Use the chart and map above to compare Tristin'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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