Trystan is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Trystan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Trystan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Trystan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Trystan is a boy name of Welsh origin meaning “sorrowful; tumult”. A variant spelling of Tristan.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,169 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 669 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 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 Trystan per year, United States (1982 to 2025). United States peaked in 2010 (249/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (40/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2005 (3/yr).
Trystan is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2010, when it ranked #1,846 nationally (given to 282 babies that year).
Tristan · Tristen · Tristin · Triston · Tristyn · Trysten · Tryston · Treston
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