Triston
Tristan, Tristram, or Tristen is a given name derived from Welsh drust, influenced by the French word triste and Welsh/Cornish/Breton trist, both of which mean "bold" or "sad", "sorrowful".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Triston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tristan, Tristram, or Tristen is a given name derived from Welsh drust, influenced by the French word triste and Welsh/Cornish/Breton trist, both of which mean "bold" or "sad", "sorrowful".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Triston
Triston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 726 births, good for #342 nationwide. About 44% of every Triston on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Triston ranks #2,764 for baby boys with 47 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Triston
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About the name Triston
Triston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Triston's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #342. Use the chart and map above to compare Triston's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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