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Tristan
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5% girls / 95% boys
Origin of the name
Tristan is the hero of the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde. Its origin is uncertain; it was linked early on to the French triste, “sad.”
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Where babies named Tristan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Tristan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Tristan is most common in Alaska (2.4 times), Montana (2) and Wyoming (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Tristan are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Tristan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Tristan is most common in Texas (1.7 times), Florida (1.5) and Ohio (1.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 0% | 100% |
| 1960s | 22% | 78% |
| 1970s | 23% | 77% |
| 1980s | 15% | 85% |
| 1990s | 8% | 92% |
| 2000s | 4% | 96% |
| 2010s | 2% | 98% |
| 2020s | 2% | 98% |