Triton
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning son of Poseidon; messenger of the sea.
Babies a year
82
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Triton by the numbers
Triton was given to 82 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 89 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Triton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a messenger
Like Triton, each of these has a messenger in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Malachimy messenger or my king2,514 in the US (2017)
- Angelomessenger or angel; from angelos1,020 in the US (2017)
- Malakaimy messenger; variant of Malachi804 in the US (2017)
- Deaconmessenger; from diakonos575 in the US (2017)
- UrielGod is my light; angel name558 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Triton, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Triton
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