Tristyn
Tristan, also known as Tristran or Tristram and similar names, is the folk hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. While escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed Tristan's uncle, King Mark of Cornwall, Tristan and Iseult accidentally drink a love potion during the journey and fall in love, beginning an adulterous relationship that eventually leads to Tristan's banishment and death.
Meaning & Origin of Tristyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tristan, also known as Tristran or Tristram and similar names, is the folk hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. While escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed Tristan's uncle, King Mark of Cornwall, Tristan and Iseult accidentally drink a love potion during the journey and fall in love, beginning an adulterous relationship that eventually leads to Tristan's banishment and death.
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The Story of Tristyn
As a girl name
Tristyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1982, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 113 births, good for #1,632 nationwide. About 41% of every Tristyn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tristyn ranks #6,047 for girls with 20 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tristyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 139 births, good for #1,256 nationwide. About 42% of every Tristyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tristyn ranks #3,540 for boys with 33 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Tristyn most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States65%
- Canada21%
- South Africa6%
- Australia6%
- BM3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Tristyn
Tristyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Tristyn's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,256. Use the chart and map above to compare Tristyn'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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