Total births
207
Boys' name · since 2001
Tryton
Tryton has 207 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 207
- total births
- 2001–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
207 boys have been named Tryton since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tryton has 207 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2020.
- 207 total births
- 2001–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
207 boys have been named Tryton since 2001, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 207
- total births
- 2001–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Tryton was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
19 babies were named Tryton in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Tryton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tryton's full recorded timeline at 2011, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tryton at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Tryton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2020
- Peak year (2013)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tryton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Tryton's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Tryton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 111 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tryton? ▼
Tryton has been given to 207 babies in the U.S. since 2001, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 19 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Tryton most popular? ▼
Tryton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Tryton been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tryton since 2001 -- 20 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Tryton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trystan, Trysten, Tryston, Trystin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Tryton's data
- Tryton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tryton
Nearby Names Like Tryton
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tryton
Trystan Boy
#4638 4,509 births
Trysten Boy
#8619 1,410 births
Tryston Boy
#12877 1,328 births
Trystin Boy
803 births
Trygve Boy
#9032 391 births
Compare Tryton side by side: Tryton vs Trystan Tryton vs Trysten Tryton vs Tryston
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tryton: Baby Name Since 2001 - 207 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tryton. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tryton 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 July 2026.