Boys' name · since 1972
Triston
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 11,602 babies named Triston, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,434 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,602
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Triston currently ranks #2434 among boys' names in America, with 11,602 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Triston recorded 11,602 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #2434 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #1,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,434 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,602 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Triston ranks #1,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,434 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,602 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,434 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,602
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Triston's 11,602 recorded births place it above 97.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Triston compares
11,602 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Triston's all-time total is 31x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Triston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,602 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 726 | 34 | 22,252 |
Triston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Triston's full recorded timeline at 1999, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 726 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Triston popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 726
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Triston popularity over time - girls
274 total births recorded since 1982 (Triston as girls' name)
Triston by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,067 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Triston's strongest decade.
5,067 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Triston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 464
1980s
464 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,187 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,067 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,440 births
- 2020s 367
2020s
367 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,067 births (44% of all-time use).
How Triston compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Triston's total volume
Triston by state
Where Triston concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,247 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 592 | 5.1% |
| #3 | California | | 591 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 578 | 5.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 493 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 420 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 374 | 3.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 352 | 3.0% |
1,247 of 11,602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Triston appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Triston's data
- Triston's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,067 total births); usage has since declined to 367 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tristons (1,247 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Triston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Triston draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.