Tristan

Meaning and origin of Tristan

Popularity of Tristan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2001.
• Over recent years, Tristan has been falling sharply (−13% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Tristan every 21 schools, all spellings combined.

Tristan in English-speaking countries

Tristan ranks 182^nd in Ontario (Canada), 233^rd in Northern Ireland and 246^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 365^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  182^nd boys’ name211 babies in 3 years1 boy in 805−13.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  246^th boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 948

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  233^rd boys’ name25 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,019

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  272^nd boys’ name3,787 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,358−13.1% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  267^th boys’ name44 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,362

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  256^th boys’ name562 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,470−4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  373^rd boys’ name31 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,589

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  305^th boys’ name40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,796

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Trystan15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Tristan

• Erwan
• Bryan
• Ryan
• Nolann
• Dylan
• Alan
• Morgan
• Yann
• Lowen
• Armel
• Emrys
• Liham

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin