Triston — #2452 US boys' name
11,544 babies named Triston in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 83% of names given to boys today.
44% of everyone ever named Triston was born in this single decade.
726 babies were named Triston in 1996 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Triston
The Social Security Administration has registered 11,544 babies named Triston between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Triston currently holds the #2452 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 726 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Triston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,066 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Triston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,239 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Triston in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Triston in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,544 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Triston at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Triston popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972
- Peak year (1996)
- 726
- Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
Currently ranks #2452 among boys.
11,544 total births across 53 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 726 births in a single year.
Triston popularity over time — girls
274 total births recorded since 1982 (Triston as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Triston accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Triston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 5,066 births that decade — 44% of Triston's all-time total
Triston decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,066 births
- Runner-up 3,187 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Triston's strongest decade
5,066 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 44% of all-time use.
Triston by state
Where Triston concentrates geographically — total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,239 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 592 | 5.1% |
| #3 | California | | 590 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 578 | 5.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 493 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 414 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 373 | 3.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 352 | 3.0% |
1,239 of 11,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 10.7% of nationwide
- Florida 5.1% of nationwide
- California 5.1% of nationwide
- Georgia 5.0% of nationwide
- North Carolina 4.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 41 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 10.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Triston appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.