Tryton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRY-tun
- Origin
- Modern
Tryton is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tryton come from?
Modern: modern coinage, which may echo Triton or Trayton
Is Tryton a girl's or a boy's name?
Tryton is a boys' name.
How popular is Tryton in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Tryton in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tryton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
Names like Tryton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daxton Kyson Jaxton Kayson Hudson Easton Kingston Jaylen Kashton Sutton Jayden Boston
Names related to Tryton
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “Tryton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tryton, updated 20 October 2026.