Tristen

Meaning: Sorrowful
Origin: Variant of Tristan · from a Celtic root for tumult · Via French triste (from Celtic)

Boy's name · #1512 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Tristen reached its best rank, #249, in 1996 and ranked #1512 in 2025. Roughly 21,000 boys have been named Tristen since 1975.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#2,303 in Canada (2024).

Among 20 notable people named Tristen:

Sports figures appear 3.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tristen Newton, American basketball player.

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