Tristan
About Tristan
Though Tristan was the male figure in the romantic legend and his name has become trendy for boys, it's used now for girls, too: About 15 percent of the baby Tristans are female. And about three times as many girls are named Tristan as are named Isolde, Tristan's mythical female counterpart. There are also feminizations of Tristan, such as Tristana and Tristine, but these are much more rare than the original.
As of October 2026, Tristan ranked #5706 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #592 in 1996.
Editor's take: The name Tristan is a girl's name of Celtic origin meaning "noise or sorrowful".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,841 | 61 | 34.1 |
| 2015 | #2,338 | 80 | 44.8 |
| 2016 | #2,536 | 71 | 40.1 |
| 2017 | #3,238 | 50 | 29 |
| 2018 | #3,841 | 39 | 22.9 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #3,732 | 40 | 24.7 |
| 2021 | #4,161 | 35 | 21.3 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Tristan on lists
Famous Tristans
- Tristan Ann Prettyman
American singer,songwriter
- Tristan Taormino
American feminist author
- Tristan Ayley
son of Marianas Trench bassist Mike Ayley