Tristan is a distinctive choice, ranked #273 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Tristan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#273
US Rank #309
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About the Name Tristan
Tristan is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 33 places over five years. Its high point was #119 in 2009, and it now sits at #253. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tristan is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Tristan in their class.
It ranks similarly in the US at #309, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
⭐ Famous People Named Tristan
Tristan Vukčević — Tristan Tsalikis Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Тристан Цаликис Вукчевић, Greek: Τριστάν Τσαλίκης-Βούκτσεβιτς, romanized: Tristan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits; born 11 March 2003) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the…
Tristan Antico — Sir Tristan Venus Antico, AC, was a prominent Australian industrialist, horse breeder, and patron of the arts.
Flora Tristan — Flore Célestine Thérèse Henriette Tristán y Moscoso, better known as Flora Tristan, was a French-Peruvian writer and socialist activist.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tristan
Unlikely. With around 166 UK babies named Tristan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tristan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tristan has been fairly steady, ranked #273 in 2025 against #220 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #119 in 2009.
Tristan is more popular in the UK (#253) than in the US (#267). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Tristan include: Tristan Vukčević, Tristan Tafel and Tristan Gray. Short summaries for each appear below.
Tristan appears in the US top 500 at #267 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
166
UK babies named Tristan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 53 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tristan
Almost certainly the only Tristan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Tristan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Tristan Tsalikis Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Тристан Цаликис Вукчевић, Greek: Τριστάν Τσαλίκης-Βούκτσεβιτς, romanized: Tristan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits; born 11 March 2003) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).