Girls' name · since 1982
Brystal
Brystal has 774 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,522 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 774
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brystal currently ranks #8522 among girls' names in America, with 774 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brystal has been recorded 774 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #8522 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #8,945 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,522 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 774 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brystal ranks #8,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,522 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 774 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,522 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 774
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brystal's 774 recorded births place it above 87.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brystal compares
774 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brystal's all-time total is 106% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brystal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 774 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brystal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brystal's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brystal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Brystal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (508 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Brystal's strongest decade.
508 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Brystal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
508 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 508 births (66% of all-time use).
How Brystal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brystal's total volume
Brystal by state
Where Brystal concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 2.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
21 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Brystal appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brystal's data
- Brystal's decade-level peak was the 2010s (508 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brystals (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brystal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brystal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.