Tristan
maleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Tristan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.
Pronunciation
Community-contributed pronunciation recording
Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source
VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.
among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #141 |
| 1997 | #145 |
| 1998 | #143 |
| 1999 | #157 |
| 2000 | #149 |
| 2001 | #172 |
| 2002 | #161 |
| 2003 | #156 |
| 2004 | #157 |
| 2005 | #164 |
| 2006 | #125 |
| 2007 | #128 |
| 2008 | #124 |
| 2009 | #119 |
| 2010 | #121 |
| 2011 | #131 |
| 2012 | #134 |
| 2013 | #138 |
| 2014 | #163 |
| 2015 | #168 |
| 2016 | #164 |
| 2017 | #173 |
| 2018 | #180 |
| 2019 | #213 |
| 2020 | #220 |
| 2021 | #221 |
| 2022 | #247 |
| 2023 | #232 |
| 2024 | #253 |
| 2025 | #273 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 48 of the 55 years from 1971 to 2025.
In 2025: #273 among boys in England and Wales, #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #369 among boys in Norway.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1971–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2008
Highest recorded position: #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1999 (recorded 1982–2008).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #74 in New South Wales, Australia in 1999.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | male | #273 | 166 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | male | #253 | 189 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | male | #232 | 207 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | male | #247 | 191 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | male | #221 | 234 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | male | #220 | 223 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | male | #213 | 240 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | male | #180 | 293 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | male | #173 | 320 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | male | #164 | 361 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | male | #168 | 347 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | male | #163 | 350 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | male | #138 | 426 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | male | #134 | 464 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | male | #131 | 492 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | male | #121 | 517 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | male | #119 | 495 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | male | #124 | 450 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | male | #128 | 428 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | male | #125 | 420 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | male | #164 | 283 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | male | #157 | 286 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | male | #156 | 290 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | male | #161 | 246 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | male | #172 | 205 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | male | #149 | 245 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | male | #157 | 224 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | male | #143 | 245 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | male | #145 | 250 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | male | #141 | 250 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #79 | 125 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #97 | 109 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #94 | 106 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #100 | 90 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #74 | 126 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1998 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #85 | 100 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1996 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #97 | 90 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1989 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #96 | 79 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1988 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #99 | 72 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1987 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #90 | 87 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1986 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #88 | 84 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #79 | 93 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #90 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #96 | 81 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New Zealand | male | #96 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | New Zealand | male | #92 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | male | #339 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | male | #189 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | male | #311 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | male | #326 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | male | #304 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | male | #209 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | male | #195 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | male | #214 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | male | #180 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | male | #288 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | male | #243 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | male | #244 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | male | #167 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | male | #204 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | male | #173 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | male | #191 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | male | #132 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | male | #131 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | male | #137 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | male | #131 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | male | #192 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | male | #172 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | male | #220 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | male | #162 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | male | #176 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | male | #186 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | male | #172 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | male | #153 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | male | #369 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | male | #492 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | male | #373 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | male | #386 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | male | #413 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | male | #393 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | male | #321 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | male | #369 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | male | #420 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | male | #304 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | male | #283 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | male | #195 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | male | #248 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | male | #260 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | male | #190 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | male | #165 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | male | #229 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | male | #187 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | male | #199 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | male | #212 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | male | #245 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | male | #250 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | male | #391 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | male | #396 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | male | #385 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | male | #464 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | male | #543 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | male | #497 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | male | #317 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | male | #302 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | male | #303 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | male | #293 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | male | #271 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | male | #204 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | male | #268 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | male | #205 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | male | #179 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | male | #190 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | male | #173 | 35 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | male | #144 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | male | #142 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | male | #144 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | male | #128 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | male | #114 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | male | #118 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | male | #103 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | male | #120 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | male | #99 | 62 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | male | #111 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | male | #146 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | male | #147 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | male | #138 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | male | #139 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | male | #155 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | male | #201 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | male | #162 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | male | #168 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | male | #180 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | male | #261 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | male | #299 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | male | #242 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | male | #256 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | male | #319 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | male | #222 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | male | #317 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | male | #218 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | male | #250 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | male | #258 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | male | #205 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | male | #260 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | male | #172 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | male | #147 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | male | #198 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | male | #293 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | male | #307 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | male | #304 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | male | #209 | 20 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
Where Tristan is officially recorded
7 official registrars have recorded Tristan, between 1971 and 2025, in 49 of those 55 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.
| Registrar | Recorded | Years | Its own highest position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 1971–2025 | 48 | #99 in 2006 |
| New Zealand | 1981–2009 | 2 | #92 in 1981 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1982–2008 | 14 | #74 in 1999 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | 30 | #119 in 2009 |
| Norway | 1996–2025 | 28 | #165 in 2009 |
| Northern Ireland | 1997–2024 | 28 | #131 in 2005 |
| Scotland | 2024 | 1 | #209 in 2024 |
Its high point came 43 years earlier in New Zealand (1981) than in Scotland (2024).
No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1972; it appears again in 1977.
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Nicknames and spelling variants
Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1971 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #74 in New South Wales, Australia in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.