Triton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRY-tun
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Triton is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Triton mean?
Greek
In Greek myth Triton, son of Poseidon, is a merman who calms the sea with a conch; Neptune's largest moon bears his name.
Is Triton a girl's or a boy's name?
Triton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Triton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Triton, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,911th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 89 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Triton than any year since 2001.
Half of all the boys named Triton in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Triton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,736 |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,588 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 77 | #1,911 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,309 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1,936 |
| 2017 | 82 | #1,820 |
| 2016 | 85 | #1,788 |
| 2015 | 89 | #1,729 |
| 2014 | 88 | #1,714 |
| 2013 | 77 | #1,850 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,131 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,186 |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,049 |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,431 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,281 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 37 | #2,842 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
Names like Triton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson Easton Kingston Sutton Stetson Daxton Colson Kyson Jackson Grayson Paxton Boston
Names related to Triton
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Triton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/triton, updated 20 October 2026.