Fun Facts About the Name Tristin
- More than 12 thousand babies named Tristin: U.S. records list 12,609 babies given the name Tristin from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 2,827 girls received the name Tristin - about 1 girl for every 3 boys.
What Does the Name Tristin Mean?
Tristin is an English variant spelling of the name Tristan. Its customary meaning is "sorrowful" or "sad," taken from the Latin tristis ("sad"), and the Old French forms Tristan and Tristran that carried the name into medieval literature resemble that Latin word closely. That explanation, however, is disputed. Some scholars trace the name instead to an older Celtic or Pictish source, such as the Pictish name Drustan, connected with the Pictish king Drust, which would give the name a different origin and sense. Because the Latin and Celtic explanations compete and neither is firmly proven, the original root remains uncertain.
Tristin Name History & Origins
Tristin is a relatively recent English respelling of Tristan. The name reached English through Old French, where it appeared as Tristan and Tristran, and it is best known from the medieval romances of Tristan and Iseult. Those stories were told in French and German verse from the twelfth century and later retold in many languages, and the name Tristan came into use as a personal name in medieval Europe. The spelling Tristin belongs to a group of modern English variants that also includes Tristen and Trystan, formed by respelling the older name's endings.
How Popular is the Name Tristin?
Tristin recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1996. Its best rank was #374 in 1996.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #12,108 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,566 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #8,566 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #7,811 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #7,574 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #5,642 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #8,029 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #4,741 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #4,828 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #5,196 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #3,685 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2009 | #2,963 | 59 | 0.0032% |
| 2008 | #2,717 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 2007 | #2,245 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 2006 | #1,860 | 110 | 0.0058% |
| 2005 | #1,877 | 104 | 0.0056% |
| 2004 | #1,532 | 131 | 0.0071% |
| 2003 | #1,497 | 131 | 0.0072% |
| 2002 | #1,393 | 139 | 0.0077% |
| 2001 | #1,763 | 102 | 0.0057% |
| 2000 | #1,673 | 106 | 0.0058% |
| 1999 | #1,545 | 110 | 0.0062% |
| 1998 | #1,634 | 100 | 0.0057% |
| 1997 | #1,361 | 127 | 0.0073% |
| 1996 | #1,163 | 157 | 0.0090% |
| 1995 | #1,196 | 144 | 0.0082% |
| 1994 | #2,795 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1993 | #3,044 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #2,029 | 68 | 0.0037% |
| 1991 | #2,241 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1990 | #2,638 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1989 | #1,942 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1988 | #2,128 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1987 | #2,063 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1986 | #1,951 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 1985 | #1,879 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 1984 | #1,920 | 55 | 0.0033% |
| 1983 | #1,958 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 1982 | #1,920 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 1981 | #2,612 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1980 | #3,063 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #4,221 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #6,364 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #4,932 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #6,026 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #4,839 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #6,862 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #4,842 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #4,287 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #5,115 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #4,747 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #5,035 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #5,618 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,232 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #2,936 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2023 | #2,887 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #2,464 | 57 | 0.0033% |
| 2021 | #2,436 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2020 | #2,065 | 69 | 0.0040% |
| 2019 | #1,674 | 96 | 0.0054% |
| 2018 | #1,416 | 124 | 0.0068% |
| 2017 | #1,347 | 133 | 0.0072% |
| 2016 | #1,167 | 164 | 0.0086% |
| 2015 | #1,064 | 187 | 0.0098% |
| 2014 | #1,046 | 192 | 0.0100% |
| 2013 | #916 | 227 | 0.0120% |
| 2012 | #802 | 280 | 0.0148% |
| 2011 | #721 | 316 | 0.0166% |
| 2010 | #598 | 417 | 0.0217% |
| 2009 | #590 | 444 | 0.0224% |
| 2008 | #554 | 476 | 0.0233% |
| 2007 | #540 | 475 | 0.0229% |
| 2006 | #558 | 451 | 0.0219% |
| 2005 | #557 | 429 | 0.0215% |
| 2004 | #563 | 404 | 0.0204% |
| 2003 | #534 | 436 | 0.0221% |
| 2002 | #487 | 473 | 0.0244% |
| 2001 | #514 | 443 | 0.0228% |
| 2000 | #522 | 427 | 0.0217% |
| 1999 | #512 | 417 | 0.0217% |
| 1998 | #421 | 551 | 0.0288% |
| 1997 | #421 | 549 | 0.0291% |
| 1996 | #374 | 630 | 0.0333% |
| 1995 | #604 | 288 | 0.0151% |
| 1994 | #2,342 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1993 | #3,650 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #2,403 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #2,402 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #2,211 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1989 | #2,350 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #1,500 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 1987 | #1,504 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1986 | #1,755 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1985 | #1,503 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1984 | #1,653 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1983 | #2,080 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #2,336 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #4,927 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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You like to control everyone within your influence, to shape things to your own liking. If positive, you develop high spirituality, as you have a God's protection. You are sensitive, affectionate, imaginative and cooperative, spiritually aware and prone to self-sacrifice. You can keep secrets and are a good diplomat. You may have healing and psychic powers. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
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