How Many People Are Named Triton?
An estimated 1,460 people in the United States have the first name Triton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Triton peaked in popularity in 2015 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Triton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Triton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Triton is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,460
About 1 in 234,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2015
89 births
Total Registered
1,474
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Triton
Triton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,474 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Triton as a male name
Ranked #3,874 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (89 births)
Triton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Triton span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 747 babies were registered. While Triton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Triton by Decade
How has Triton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Triton by State
Birth registrations for Triton span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon. On average, about 24 Tritons were registered per state.
Triton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Triton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Triton
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Triton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Triton?
We estimate approximately 1,460 people named Triton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 234,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Triton a common name?
Triton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,474 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Triton most popular?
Triton reached peak popularity in 2015, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Triton is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Triton a male name?
Triton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Triton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Triton Smith, Triton Johnson, Triton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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