Bristol
Rank in 2025
#728
recorded as girls
Down 89 since 2024
#8910
recorded as boys
Up 77 since 2024
Babies in 2025
390
girls 382 · boys 8
Peak year
2019
788 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
11,616
since 1915
Born a Bristol? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
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Recorded as boys
Bristol was most popular in 2019, when 788 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.47 per 1,000). In 2025, 382 babies were named Bristol, ranking #728 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 27%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 382 | 728 | 8 | 8910 |
| 2024 | 463 | 639 | 8 | 8987 |
| 2023 | 574 | 529 | 12 | 6897 |
| 2022 | 609 | 513 | 8 | 8990 |
| 2021 | 691 | 453 | 15 | 5776 |
| 2020 | 621 | 491 | 15 | 5699 |
| 2019 | 788 | 390 | 13 | 6406 |
| 2018 | 610 | 509 | 21 | 4610 |
| 2017 | 638 | 490 | 19 | 4935 |
| 2016 | 590 | 526 | 15 | 5789 |
| 2015 | 705 | 448 | 12 | 6676 |
| 2014 | 756 | 424 | 20 | 4702 |
| 2013 | 726 | 418 | 12 | 6603 |
| 2012 | 718 | 435 | 6 | 10770 |
| 2011 | 719 | 435 | 12 | 6578 |
| 2010 | 517 | 565 | 27 | 3812 |
| 2009 | 438 | 666 | 40 | 2946 |
| 2008 | 65 | 2773 | 23 | 4267 |
| 2007 | 31 | 4675 | 26 | 3893 |
| 2006 | 30 | 4685 | 22 | 4223 |
| 2005 | 24 | 5266 | 16 | 5034 |
| 2004 | 31 | 4387 | 16 | 5007 |
| 2003 | 26 | 4804 | 21 | 3976 |
| 2002 | 31 | 4071 | 14 | 5131 |
| 2001 | 19 | 5822 | 12 | 5667 |
| 2000 | 15 | 6808 | 12 | 5588 |
| 1999 | 16 | 6191 | 8 | 7139 |
| 1998 | 22 | 4796 | 8 | 6843 |
| 1997 | 11 | 7742 | 8 | 6618 |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 13 | 4613 |
| 1995 | 13 | 6641 | 5 | 8868 |
| 1994 | 14 | 6319 | 5 | 8800 |
| 1993 | 12 | 7038 | 9 | 5771 |
| 1992 | 16 | 5718 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 19 | 5004 | 5 | 8236 |
| 1990 | 13 | 6465 | 7 | 6415 |
| 1989 | 9 | 8037 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | 9244 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 17 | 4660 | 5 | 6951 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 9 | 4457 |
| 1985 | 20 | 3983 | 5 | 6523 |
| 1984 | 8 | 7398 | 5 | 6315 |
| 1983 | 6 | 9015 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | 7469 | <5 | — |
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| 1979 | <5 | — | 5 | 6056 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 5 | 5772 |
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| 1918 | <5 | — | 5 | 4179 |
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| 1916 | <5 | — | 5 | 3897 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 7 | 3082 |
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Where Bristol is most popular
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- Iowa3.0×
- Kansas2.9×
- Kentucky2.8×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 95% · boys 5% across all years