CLEMSON – In 2003, 3,611 boys in the United States were named Tristan, making it the 113th most popular baby boy name that year, according to the Social Security Administration.
More than 20 years later, two of those Tristans — Smith and Leigh — are seniors on Clemson’s football team.
Leigh was asked if the duplicate names ever cause confusion in the locker room or on the field.
“I mean, maybe a little bit,” he said with a laugh. “Not really though. You would think so, especially since it’s spelled the same, and I haven’t really seen that a lot.