Girl’s name · American English, English

Brystol

How to say it: BRIS-tol · /ˈbrɪstəl/

Modern American respelling of Bristol (Old English 'bridge settlement'); place-name invention.

Brystol was the 645th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 42 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 47% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #823 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#645for girls in 2025
1 in 7,819US babies
42born in 2025
#823projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Brystol
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#645
Babies born in 202542
Share of births1 in 7,819
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−47%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#823

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Brystol is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 52 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Bry
  • Brys

Honouring a Brystol in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Brystol is about under 1 in 200.

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