Girls' name · since 2003
Brystol
Brystol has 1,340 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,340
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brystol is the #3632 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,340 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Brystol recorded 1,340 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #3632 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #6,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,632 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,340 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brystol ranks #6,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,632 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,340 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,340
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brystol's 1,340 recorded births place it above 91.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brystol compares
1,340 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Brystol's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brystol | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,340 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brystol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brystol splits its recorded history at 2016: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 114 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brystol popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Brystol popularity over time - boys
14 total births recorded since 2009 (Brystol as boys' name)
Brystol by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (919 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Brystol's strongest decade.
919 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Brystol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
919 births
- 2020s 355
2020s
355 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 919 births (69% of all-time use).
How Brystol 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 Brystol's total volume
Brystol by state
Where Brystol concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 7.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 49 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 47 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 29 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 27 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 24 | 1.8% |
103 of 1,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Brystol appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brystol's data
- Brystol's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (919 total births) through the 2020s (355) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brystols (103 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Brystol
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brystol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Brystol 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.