Given name
Tristina
“one who is sorrowful”
Tristina is a variant of Trista. In English use, Trista carries the interpretation “one who is sorrowful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tristina is a variant of Trista. In English use, Trista carries the interpretation “one who is sorrowful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tristina connects to the Tristan name family through Trista. 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 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tristina connects to the Tristan name family through Trista. 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
Tristina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 442
- 0 boys · 442 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 397 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.
Tristina’s family of names
Tristina has a related form in Trista.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Tristina, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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