Tristan is a boy's name of French origin meaning “noise.” In 2024 it was given to 1,296 boys in the United States.
Tristan belongs to the French and Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “noise” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tristan first appears in Social Security records in 1946. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #68 in 1996, and in 2024 1,296 babies received the name — 123,112 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tristan means “noise” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tristan is a boy name. In 2024, 1,296 babies received the name in the US.
Tristan comes from the French and Irish & Celtic tradition.
Tristan first appears in US records in 1946. Its best-ever ranking was #68 in 1996, and 1,296 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tristan is pronounced /ˈtɹɪstən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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