Given name
Tristin
Tristin is a variant of Tristan. One Celtic interpretation is “a sorrowful man; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tristin is a variant of Tristan. One Celtic interpretation is “a sorrowful man; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tristin is a variant of Tristan. An origin associated with Tristan is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tristin is a variant of Tristan. The history of Tristan gives this family its wider story. Tristan’s literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tristin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,612
- 9,785 boys · 2,827 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 787 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,232 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −62%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 93% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,232 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 59.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 630 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,333 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tristin’s family of names
Tristin has a related form in Tristan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tristin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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