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Tristian

Tristian: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“sorrowful”
Origin
Celtic
Say it
TRIS-tee-un · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys (92% of all uses)

Usually treated as a variant spelling of Tristan. The name is associated with the medieval romance hero Tristan; its exact origin is debated, but the traditional meaning given is sorrowful.

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How popular is Tristian?

202433.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Tristian in 2024109

2024 rank#1,585 boys

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 18808,484

Tristian is fading: recent use is about 45% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tristian

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Tristantumult; outcry · Celtic
  • Tristenriot; tumult · Celtic
  • Tristontumult, outcry · Celtic
  • Tristinpossibly noise or sorrowful · Celtic
  • GaelGaelic person · Celtic
  • Arthurmeaning uncertain · Celtic
  • Alanuncertain; possibly little rock or handsome · Celtic
  • Bryanhigh, noble · Celtic

Tristian questions

What does the name Tristian mean?

Tristian means "sorrowful". It comes from Celtic. Usually treated as a variant spelling of Tristan. The name is associated with the medieval romance hero Tristan; its exact origin is debated, but the traditional meaning given is sorrowful.

Is Tristian a boy or girl name?

Tristian is mainly a boy's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tristian?

109 US babies were named Tristian in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Tristian?

Tristian is usually pronounced TRIS-tee-un.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.