Trystan
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- "Calmitous, From An Ancient Celtic Prince. Variant Of Tristan."
- Origin
- Celtic
Trystan Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,494 baby boys have been named Trystan. The name peaked in 2009 with 225 US births that year (rank #924). In 2024, ranked #4853 nationally — 3,929 places below its 2009 peak.
Top States for Trystan
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Trystan births are: Texas (421), California (342), Florida (190).
Other Celtic-Origin Names Like Trystan
If you like Trystan's Celtic origin, consider these related names: Adair, Adsaluta, Aengus, Ahearn, Aife. Browse all Celtic names →
7-Letter Names Starting with T
Names with Trystan's exact length and starting letter: Taaveti, Tabatha, Tabbart, Tabetha, Tabitha.
Quick Facts About Trystan
US Popularity History (2000–2012)
Annual US births named Trystan by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2009 with 225 boys named Trystan (boy rank #924 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2012, ranked #974 for boys (206 US births). That's 50 places below its 2009 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Trystan Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2009–2018 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Trystan the strongest states are Nevada, Kentucky, Colorado.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | #920 | 22 |
| 2 | Texas | #918 | 66 |
| 3 | Indiana | #903 | 17 |
| 4 | Florida | #876 | 58 |
| 5 | Washington | #840 | 20 |
| 6 | Maryland | #836 | 16 |
| 7 | Arizona | #835 | 26 |
| 8 | Louisiana | #832 | 22 |
| 9 | Minnesota | #831 | 15 |
| 10 | Virginia | #808 | 48 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2009–2018. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Trystan in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristin | Tumult: Outcry. From The Celtic Name Tristan. In Arthurian Legend Tristan Was A Knight Of The Round Table And Tragic Hero Of The Medieval Tale Tristram And Isolde. | Male | Arthurian |
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Compare Trystan to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Trystan against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).