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How popular is the name Tristen?

Births per year, rank history and how many Tristens are alive today.

Tristen (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Trystan in England and Wales, ranked 4275th in 2025 and given to 4 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2010, when 26 babies were given the name, the 1055th most popular that year. It has declined since 2010; the 2025 figure is roughly 15% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Trystan you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Trystans born in England and Wales are between 13 and 27, and there are at least 1,300 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Trystan - on average, only one in every 234 such rooms contains a Trystan.

How many babies are named Tristen each year?

Includes all spellings: Tristen, Triston, Trystan. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0204060200020201996: 341997: 291998: 331999: 192000: 272001: 372002: 332003: 362004: 382005: 522006: 642007: 642008: 702009: 692010: 692011: 572012: 632013: 632014: 542015: 452016: 362017: 302018: 142019: 212020: 192021: 122022: 252023: 242024: 62025: 13actual

Where does the Tristen spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,2351997: ranked 1,1741998: ranked 1,1101999: ranked 1,6642000: ranked 1,7032001: ranked 1,7462002: ranked 1,6512003: ranked 1,3262004: ranked 1,2802005: ranked 1,1902006: ranked 1,0162007: ranked 1,2522008: ranked 1,4032009: ranked 1,3022010: ranked 1,0552011: ranked 1,2092012: ranked 1,3132013: ranked 1,4622014: ranked 1,7212015: ranked 2,4832016: ranked 3,4782017: ranked 3,0402019: ranked 3,4112022: ranked 3,4502023: ranked 2,8142025: ranked 4,275

Where does the Triston spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 1,7651997: ranked 2,3371999: ranked 2,4252000: ranked 1,7032001: ranked 1,7462002: ranked 1,6512004: ranked 2,5782005: ranked 1,8512006: ranked 1,5452007: ranked 1,5062008: ranked 1,4572009: ranked 1,8592010: ranked 2,0362011: ranked 2,8922012: ranked 2,2702013: ranked 1,7962014: ranked 3,8952015: ranked 3,3732016: ranked 3,0792022: ranked 4,7902023: ranked 4,108

Where does the Trystan spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 8181997: ranked 1,0101998: ranked 7611999: ranked 1,5052000: ranked 1,0962001: ranked 7512002: ranked 9932003: ranked 8332004: ranked 1,0382005: ranked 8722006: ranked 8322007: ranked 8202008: ranked 7462009: ranked 7372010: ranked 8782011: ranked 9442012: ranked 8662013: ranked 8502014: ranked 8252015: ranked 9272016: ranked 1,1232017: ranked 1,1462018: ranked 1,6832019: ranked 1,5062020: ranked 1,3142021: ranked 1,8602022: ranked 1,4692023: ranked 1,8002024: ranked 3,2552025: ranked 2,440

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Tristen per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 70 in 2008
Tristen: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Tristen most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Trystan, peaked in 2008, when 70 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Tristen spelling itself peaked in 2010, with 26 babies.

How many people are called Tristen?

At least 1,300 people named Tristen in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Tristen?

Most living Tristens are between 13 and 27; the most common age is about 17.

Is Tristen becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2008 peak.






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