Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Bristol

Gender Girl · 5% boys Rank 2025 #728 Trend ↓ Falling 27%
Rank 2025
#728
among girls · ↓89 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
390
named Bristol · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,208
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
801 babies
All-time total
11,616
#1,565 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Bristol popularity over time

11,616 babies have been named Bristol since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 26 26 3 – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – 5 5 1 – –
1940s – 5 5 1 0% –
1950s – 5 5 1 0% –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 6 15 21 2 – #7,528
1980s 84 24 108 11 +414% #3,997
1990s 136 68 204 20 +89% #4,820
2000s 710 202 912 91 +347% #666
2010s 6,767 157 6,924 692 +659% #390
2020s (to 2025) 3,340 66 3,406 568 -18% #453

Where Bristol is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 361 0.22 outside top 500
2027 343 0.21 outside top 500
2028 329 0.20 outside top 500
2029 318 0.20 outside top 500
2030 308 0.19 outside top 500

Where Bristol is most popular

Girls named Bristol per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.335 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, North Dakota, and Kansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Bristol born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 69 2.63 +686%
North Dakota 21 1.60 +377%
Kansas 79 1.37 +309%
Iowa 80 1.37 +309%
South Dakota 19 1.33 +297%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +250%
Alaska 9 1.05 +212%
Vermont 5 1.03 +208%
Kentucky 88 1.03 +207%
Montana 13 0.960 +187%
Arkansas 50 0.946 +182%
Indiana 124 0.883 +164%
South Carolina 68 0.756 +126%
North Carolina 172 0.755 +125%
Missouri 82 0.680 +103%
Tennessee 104 0.656 +96%
Ohio 151 0.636 +90%
Oklahoma 46 0.625 +86%
Wisconsin 62 0.602 +80%
Alabama 53 0.564 +68%
Nebraska 20 0.556 +66%
Mississippi 26 0.556 +66%
Georgia 112 0.493 +47%
Virginia 83 0.487 +45%
Colorado 52 0.466 +39%
Pennsylvania 104 0.440 +31%
Minnesota 47 0.436 +30%
Michigan 74 0.406 +21%
Oregon 25 0.384 +15%
New Hampshire 7 0.379 +13%
Maryland 37 0.349 ≈ national
Washington 49 0.339 ≈ national
Louisiana 26 0.297 -11%
Florida 127 0.297 -11%
Illinois 61 0.266 -20%
Texas 213 0.265 -21%
Idaho 5 0.149 -55%
Utah 11 0.132 -61%
Nevada 6 0.129 -61%
Arizona 18 0.128 -62%
California 104 0.124 -63%
New York 44 0.111 -67%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -88%
New Jersey 6 0.033 -90%
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Bristol

Bristol is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #728 in 2025 with 382 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 11,616 American babies have been named Bristol. Its peak came in 2019, when 801 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bristol stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bristol?

The median living Bristol is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 13. An estimated 12 thousand people named Bristol are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bristol year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 382 #728 8 #9,045
2024 463 #639 8 #9,118
2023 574 #529 12 #6,958
2022 609 #513 8 #9,110
2021 691 #453 15 #5,805
2020 621 #491 15 #5,745
2019 788 #390 13 #6,464
2018 610 #510 21 #4,625
2017 638 #490 19 #4,969
2016 590 #526 15 #5,825
2015 705 #448 12 #6,731
2014 756 #424 20 #4,721
2013 726 #418 12 #6,658
2012 718 #435 6 #10,983
2011 719 #435 12 #6,648
2010 517 #565 27 #3,824
2009 438 #666 40 #2,955
2008 65 #2,775 23 #4,282
2007 31 #4,706 26 #3,913
2006 30 #4,704 22 #4,242
2005 24 #5,299 16 #5,070
2004 31 #4,409 16 #5,042
2003 26 #4,821 21 #3,994
2002 31 #4,085 14 #5,167
2001 19 #5,852 12 #5,716
2000 15 #6,861 12 #5,618
1995 13 #6,699 5 #9,036
1990 13 #6,514 7 #6,487
1985 20 #3,997 5 #6,644
1980 9 #6,852 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,065
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – 7 #3,126
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bristol, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bristol?

The median living Bristol is about 9 years old. Half of all living Bristols are between 5 and 13 years old.

How many people named Bristol are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Bristol are alive in the United States, based on 11,616 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Bristol in 2025?

Bristol ranked #728 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 382 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bristol?

11,616 babies have been named Bristol in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bristol most popular?

Bristol peaked in 2019, when 801 newborns received the name.

Is Bristol a boy or girl name?

Bristol is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bristol rising or falling?

Bristol is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bristol become more popular?

Bristol is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 308 girls named Bristol in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Bristol

Names that sound and feel close to Bristol: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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