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Boy name Celtic origin Christian tradition

Tristan

TRIS-tun · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Sorrowful; tumult
Language
Celtic
Culture
Welsh
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
mythological · literary
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#267
2024 births1,296
Peak year2008
First appeared1946
Total US births123,112
2008 peak19461966198520052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Tris
Alternate spellings
TristenTristyn
In other languages
Tristan (English/French)Tristán (Spanish)Tristano (Italian)Trystan (Welsh)

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