Triston is an established variant of Tristan that peaked in 1996 and has since faded.
Triston is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,447 for boy births in the United States (and #5,263 across all names), given to 56 babies. Triston was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1996 (726 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,447 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,473 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,731 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,491 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,868 |
| 2020 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,092 |
| 2019 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,804 |
| 2018 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,475 |
| 2017 | 142 | 142 | — | #1,285 |
| 2016 | 160 | 160 | — | #1,192 |
| 2015 | 218 | 218 | — | #950 |
| 2014 | 259 | 259 | — | #858 |
| 2013 | 296 | 296 | — | #766 |
| 2012 | 353 | 353 | #19,342 | #681 |
| 2011 | 371 | 371 | — | #631 |
| 2010 | 447 | 447 | #19,645 | #575 |
| 2009 | 480 | 480 | — | #552 |
| 2008 | 552 | 552 | #20,274 | #501 |
| 2007 | 488 | 488 | #15,364 | #534 |
| 2006 | 538 | 538 | — | #486 |
| 2005 | 521 | 521 | #10,087 | #487 |
| 2004 | 508 | 508 | #7,369 | #497 |
| 2003 | 468 | 468 | #8,466 | #522 |
| 2002 | 531 | 531 | #7,418 | #466 |
| 2001 | 516 | 516 | #11,989 | #469 |
| 2000 | 552 | 552 | #8,508 | #442 |
| 1999 | 513 | 513 | #8,197 | #457 |
| 1998 | 679 | 679 | #4,789 | #380 |
| 1997 | 681 | — | #6,471 | #368 |
| 1996 | 746 | — | #5,051 | #342 |
| 1995 | 392 | — | #5,014 | #526 |
| 1994 | 48 | — | — | #1,820 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | #9,503 | #2,046 |
| 1992 | 72 | — | — | #1,338 |
| 1991 | 53 | — | — | #1,613 |
| 1990 | 58 | — | #15,139 | #1,585 |
| 1989 | 63 | — | #14,440 | #1,451 |
| 1988 | 60 | — | #9,206 | #1,479 |
| 1987 | 72 | — | #5,911 | #1,281 |
| 1986 | 60 | — | #8,483 | #1,383 |
| 1985 | 78 | — | #5,331 | #1,179 |
| 1984 | 58 | — | #5,209 | #1,457 |
| 1983 | 45 | — | #11,986 | #1,533 |
| 1982 | 62 | — | #10,457 | #1,253 |
| 1981 | 26 | — | — | #2,083 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | — | #3,424 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | — | #3,162 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,141 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | — | #4,145 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | — | #2,704 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,291 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | — | #3,820 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,474 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,702 |