boy's name
Triston
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 12,366
Triston is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1996, when 746 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 59,203 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Triston over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 77 |
| 1980s | 537 |
| 1990s | 3,291 |
| 2000s | 5,154 |
| 2010s | 2,450 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 367 |
How popular is Triston?
In 2025, Triston was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Triston is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Triston
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Triston also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Triston over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Triston
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Triston — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Triston
How popular is the name Triston?
In 2025, Triston was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Triston a girl's or a boy's name?
Triston is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Triston most popular?
Triston peaked in 1996, when 746 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Triston a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Triston currently ranks #2,432 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.