Boy name#932 of boy names
Triston
Pronounced T R AY1 S EY1 N T AA1 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1996
- 53 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Triston?
Triston is a boys' name, and first appears in 1972. It has been given to 13,156 children — the 932nd most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 76% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1996, when 795 children were given it.
Tryston is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Triston and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Tryston
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- T R AY1 S EY1 N T AA1 N · T R AY1 S EY1 N T AO1 N · T R AY1 S T R IY1 T AA1 N · T R AY1 S T R IY1 T AO1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 111 · 111 · 111 · 111
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Triston
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Triston
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Triston?
- Triston ranks 932nd among boys' names in US records, with 13,156 births since 1972. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,156.
- Is Triston a unisex name?
- No. Triston is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Triston most popular?
- 1996, when 795 children were given the name. It has been in use for 53 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Triston spelled?
- Tryston. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.