Tristan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tristan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Tristan: Recorded since 1971, it reached #74 in 1999, and it stood at #317 in 2025.

7registrars recorded it
150times a registrar ranked it
55years from first to last
#74highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Tristan's record

Moved 168 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
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

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 48 of the 55 years from 1971 to 2025.

In 2025: #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 #369 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Tristan appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 48 years beginning in 1971, and has registered 1,126 births with the name.

Tristan across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Tristan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#304 (1971)	#99 (2006)	#317 (2025)	48 of 55	1,126 (1971–2025)	74 (2008)
Norway · Boys	#497 (1996)	#165 (2009)	#369 (2025)	28 of 30	425 (1996–2025)	38 (2009)
England and Wales · Boys	#141 (1996)	#119 (2009)	#253 (2024)	29 of 29	9,171 (1996–2024)	517 (2010)
New Zealand · Boys	#92 (1981)	#92 (1981)	#96 (2009)	2 of 29	111 (1981–2009)	56 (1981)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#153 (1997)	#131 (2005)	#339 (2024)	28 of 28	293 (1997–2024)	22 (2007)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#96 (1982)	#74 (1999)	#79 (2008)	14 of 27	1,320 (1982–2008)	126 (1999)

Tristan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Tristan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	44	5 of 10	9
1980s	63	9 of 10	7
1990s	82	8 of 10	10
2000sbusiest	441	10 of 10	44
2010s	400	10 of 10	40
2020s	96	6 of 10	16

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 44 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Tristan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

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.

Tristan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
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.

What the record shows

Recorded by 7 registrars between 1971 and 2025, ranked in 49 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #74, first reached in 1999.

It held a top-100 place in 16 years, 6 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 517 births, registered in England and Wales in 2010.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1981, and 53 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Triona · #170, 38y
Trisha · #661, 29y
Tristen · #451, 25y
Tristian · #324, 17y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 7 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ari · #74, 44y
Gabriella · #57, 46y
Kaia · #46, 54y
Eliza · #38, 48y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Jonathon · #74, 43y
Vaughan · #74, 31y
Jolene · #75, 46y
Kristie · #73, 22y

Tristan was ranked #74 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys in 1999. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Tristan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Tristan without appearing here.

Tristan moved ahead of

Roger Compare
In 2002 they stood at #391 and #356 in Norway · Boys; by 2003 that had become #250 and #552.
Frode Compare
In 2002 they stood at #391 and #342 in Norway · Boys; by 2003 that had become #250 and #529.
Markus Compare
In 1999 they stood at #304 and #304 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #155 and #390.
Brendan Compare
In 2022 they stood at #311 and #311 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #189 and #395.

Moved ahead of Tristan

Muhammad Compare
In 2023 they stood at #189 and #232 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #339 and #154.
Tobias Compare
In 2023 they stood at #189 and #312 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #339 and #177.
George Compare
In 2022 they stood at #386 and #468 in Norway · Boys; by 2023 that had become #492 and #364.
Jake Compare
In 1987 they stood at #222 and #272 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1988 that had become #319 and #215.

Moved the opposite way to Tristan

Ben Compare
Between 1978 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tristan went from #198 to #317 while Ben went from #283 to #40.
Shea Compare
Between 1978 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tristan went from #198 to #317 while Shea went from #283 to #125.
Joshua Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tristan went from #172 to #317 while Joshua went from #288 to #81.
Graeme Compare
Between 1972 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tristan went from #307 to #142 while Graeme went from #279 to #711.

Moved the same way as Tristan

Mohammed Compare
Between 1980 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tristan went from #172 to #317 and Mohammed from #288 to #468.
Tobias Compare
Between 1985 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Tristan went from #218 to #317 and Tobias from #304 to #676.
Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Tristan went from #141 to #253 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Tristan went from #141 to #253 and Adam from #16 to #35.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
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.

Tristan

Tristan at a glance

What stands out in Tristan's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Tristan across 6 official records

Tristan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Tristan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Tristan

Tristan and the names beside it

Tristan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Tristan

Moved the opposite way to Tristan

Moved the same way as Tristan

Tristan at a glance

What stands out in Tristan's record

Tristan across 6 official records

Tristan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Tristan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Tristan

Tristan and the names beside it

Tristan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Tristan

Moved the opposite way to Tristan

Moved the same way as Tristan