Tristen is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tristen means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tristen across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tristen has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tristen is a boy name of Celtic origin meaning “sad, or tumult”. A variant of Tristan, of Celtic origin later linked to Latin tristis.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 25,554 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 314 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 14 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tristen per year, United States (1968 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (1,478/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (26/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2009 (4/yr).
Tristen has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #416 nationally (given to 1,488 babies that year).
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