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Tristan

“Sorrowful (via French 'triste'); from a Celtic root for tumult” — Celtic via French origin

Boy's name · #309 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Tristan has appeared in US records since 1946 — best rank #68 (1996) · 124,243 babies named Tristan all-time · 1 in 1,500 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 480 boys in Slovenia (2025) · about 1 in 660 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 830 boys in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tristans

• Tristan Tzara — Romanian-French poet (1896–1963)
• Tristan Bernard — French playwright (1866–1947)
• Tristan Corbière — French poet
• Tristan Thompson — Canadian basketball player
• Tristan Wilds — American actor

In stories & tradition

• Tristan — Tristan and Iseult · The Divine Comedy
• Tristan Taylor — Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light · Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
• Tristan von Lahnstein — Verbotene Liebe

What Tristans become

Among 614 notable people named Tristan:

Entertainers appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tristan Wilds, American actor.

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