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    The first name Bristol

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female Also a surname

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Bristol at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 382 girls born in the United States were named Bristol, the 728th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 788 were.

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    GirlsBoys
    11,616
    babies named Bristol since 1880
    #728
    rank in 2025
    2019
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Bristol

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • DeWitt Bristol Brace
      American physicist (1859–1905)

    Questions

    Is Bristol a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 95% of the 11,616 US babies named Bristol since 1880 were girls.
    When was Bristol most popular?
    2019 in the United States, when 788 babies were named Bristol, its highest rank at 390th.
    Is Bristol also a surname?
    Yes. Bristol is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.