Baby Name Popularity Profile

Bristol

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Bristol.

✦ Site of the bridge 🌍 English Modern
National Rank (2025) #728
All-Time Peak Rank #390 Achieved 2019
Total U.S. Births 11,043 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 3.2% Boy / 96.8% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1973 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 788 births in 2019
πŸ’‘ The Bristol Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Site of the bridge
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the Old English place name Brycgstow, meaning 'site of the bridge'.
Pronunciation: BRIS-tΙ™l
Themes & Categories
Modern
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Bristol across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -38.5%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -45.8%
2015: 705 births 705 2016: 590 births 2017: 638 births 2018: 610 births 2019: 788 births 2020: 621 births 621 2021: 691 births 2022: 609 births 2023: 574 births 2024: 463 births 2025: 382 births 382
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 788 births in 2019
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 9 yrs
Longest Streak 29 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 6
1980s: 84
1990s: 136
2000s: 710
2010s: 6,767
2020s: 3,340

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Brist-ol
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with B, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Alaska
Top States Alaska, North Dakota, Kansas, Kentucky, West Virginia
States with Data 46
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Alaska Unranked 53 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 92 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #410 285 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #417 392 2015 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #158 200 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #260 272 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 149 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 79 2012 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #542 563 2021 44.4% Decline
Indiana #450 458 2021 48.3% Decline
Tennessee #456 393 2014 37.0% Decline
South Dakota Unranked 61 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 53 2015 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #378 243 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #619 466 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #650 186 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #394 338 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #448 203 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #433 156 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #917 492 2019 41.4% Decline
Washington #749 225 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #707 313 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 125 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 234 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #596 586 2012 46.9% Decline
Wisconsin #486 238 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #393 213 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 89 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #803 794 2015 17.8% Decline
Arizona #1071 109 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #698 322 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 107 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 11 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #745 110 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #599 371 2019 32.0% Decline
Maine Unranked 30 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #943 271 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 99 2012 Insufficient historical volume
California #2307 442 2019 75.0% Decline
Nevada Unranked 14 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1874 181 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 7 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 5 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 10 2019 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 6 2022 Insufficient historical volume

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