Spellings
Tristan or Tristen?
In the US in 2025, 75% of babies in this name family were spelled Tristan and 8% Tristen. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Tristan75% of the family1,103 born in 2025#309 among boys−72% since 2015Tristen8% of the family116 born in 2025#1,509 among boys−73% since 2015Tristian8% of the family115 born in 2025#1,514 among boys−44% since 2015Triston4% of the family56 born in 2025#2,421 among boys−74% since 2015Tristyn3% of the family41 born in 2025#4,539 among boys−73% since 2015Tristin3% of the family37 born in 2025#3,181 among boys−80% since 2015
Ten years ago
Tristan already led in 2015, with 78% of the family's births; it has 76% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 5,050 to 1,449 births (−71%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan | 3,927 | 1,103 | −72% |
| Tristen | 433 | 116 | −73% |
| Tristian | 204 | 115 | −44% |
| Triston | 218 | 56 | −74% |
| Tristyn | 81 | 22 | −73% |
| Tristin | 187 | 37 | −80% |
How they sound
- Tristan /ˈtrɪstən/ (TRIS-tun)
- Tristen /ˈtrɪstən/ (TRIS-tun)
- Tristian /ˈtrɪstən/ (TRIS-tun)
- Triston /ˈtrɪstən/ (TRISS-tun)
- Tristyn /ˈtrɪstɪn/ (TRIS-tin)
- Tristin /ˈtrɪstɪn/ (TRISS-tin)
In France
In France in 2025: Tristan 125 births (#382 among boys). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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