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Trystan
OriginCeltic
Meaning"noise or sorrowful"
About Trystan
An alternative spelling of Tristan, and also the modern Welsh form of the legendary hero's name.
Pronounced TRIST-an or TRUST-an.
As of October 2026, Trystan ranked #6417 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #796 in 1996.
Editor's take: The name Trystan is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "noise or sorrowful".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,108 | 173 | 90.1 |
| 2015 | #1,147 | 165 | 86.1 |
| 2016 | #1,168 | 164 | 86.4 |
| 2017 | #1,377 | 129 | 69.7 |
| 2018 | #1,601 | 103 | 56.7 |
| 2019 | #2,107 | 69 | 38.5 |
| 2020 | #2,686 | 47 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | #2,617 | 50 | 28.6 |
| 2022 | #2,823 | 46 | 26.3 |
| 2023 | #3,788 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | #4,853 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Trystans
- Trystan Stuart Gwyn Magnuson
Canadian baseball player
- Trystan Gravelle
Welsh actor
- Trystan Owain Hughes
Welsh Christian theologian, historian and author
- (Arthur) Trystan Edwards
Welsh architectural critic
Trystan in pop culture
- Trystan Powell
character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
- Trystane Martell
character in the Game of Thrones series
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