Triston is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Triston means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Triston across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Triston has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Triston is a boy name of Celtic origin meaning “sad, or tumult”. A variant of Tristan.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,876 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 161 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Triston per year, United States (1972 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (746/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (15/yr).
Triston has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #700 nationally (given to 752 babies that year).
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