Trystan
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.
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Trystan
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Trystan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Trystan as a girl name dates back to 1983, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 46 newborns named Trystan — #2,672 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Trystan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Trystan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 660 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Trystan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1982, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 225 births, good for #919 nationwide. About 39% of every Trystan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Trystan ranks #5,355 for boys with 18 births, falling sharply (-66%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Trystan
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About the name Trystan
Trystan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Trystan's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #795. Use the chart and map above to compare Trystan'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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