Triton
Triton was the 4845th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1726th; the most babies were born in 2015 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,107 places. More babies were named Triton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,845 boys, down 2,925 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201589 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,495babies recorded
Triton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,845 | 21 |
| 2020 | #1,920 | 77 |
| 2010 | #2,209 | 60 |
| 2000 | #4,055 | 20 |
| 1990 | #5,348 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Triton, counting every spelling?
Triton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Triton?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Triton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Triton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Triton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Triton?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Triton are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 18. That makes Triton a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Triton by state
How common Triton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Triton
How popular is the name Triton?
Triton was the 4845th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1726th; the most babies were born in 2015 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,107 places. More babies were named Triton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Triton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Triton in the US.
Where is Triton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Triton was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys).