A name of literary origin with no established etymological meaning.
Raistlin is a modern invented name created by authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman for the Dragonlance fantasy series. Within the context of the novels, it is the name of a powerful and morally complex mage. Because it was coined for fiction, it does not have a traditional linguistic root or historical meaning.
Less common today
Raistlin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,289 in 1998.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A powerful and iconic wizard in the Dragonlance universe · Dragonlance
