Bristol

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning assembly place at the bridge.

Babies a year
657
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#728
down from #635
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Bristol has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#330#559#788201520202025#728

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#448
2016#526
2017#490
2018#512
2019#390
2020#492
2021#452
2022#512
2023#527
2024#635
2025#728

Bristol by the numbers

Bristol was given to 657 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 754 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bristol. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Brystolbridge on the Avon; modern spelling of Bristol84 in the US (2017)
  • Bristyl11 in the US (2017)
  • Bristal10 in the US (2017)
  • BrittonBriton, one from Britain134 in the US (2017)
  • Britona native of Britain6 in the US (2017)
  • Brystal40 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Bristol

JessieMarleeHenleyCharleighBrianaJayleenCelesteAyzal

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