Tristen

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 13% girls / 87% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Tristan, Tristram, or Tristen is a given name derived from Welsh drust, influenced by the French word triste and WelshThe name owes its popularity to the character of Tristan, one of the Knights of the Round Table and the tragic hero of Tristan and Iseult.

From Wikipedia

Tristen first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 157 babies (rank #201 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 boys (rank #2,303). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Tristen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Tristen yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,932
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
157
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199112#1,055
199212#1,071
199315#937
19948#1,374
199587#315
1996157#201
1997131#224
1998109#250
199993#270
200078#306
200177#318
200276#306
200360#390
200459#403
200572#346
200678#348
200778#372
200884#361
200955#505
201047#569
201158#474
201237#677
201334#733
201429#829
201522#1,013
201617#1,245
201715#1,394
201815#1,363
201912#1,652
202014#1,479
20219#2,147
202210#1,959
20237#2,721
20249#2,303