US rank #3863 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,298 births

Brystol — #3863 US girls' name

1,298 babies named Brystol in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s662010s9192020s313
#3863
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Brystol was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

114 babies were named Brystol in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brystol

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,298 babies named Brystol between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brystol currently holds the #3863 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brystol performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 919 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brystol shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Brystol in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brystol in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,298 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brystol at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,298

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2012

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,863

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brystol popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
114
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
-50050100150 2024202120182015201220092003 7

Brystol popularity over time — boys

14 total births recorded since 2009 (Brystol as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 14 births
5.566.577.588.5 20102009 8

Brystol by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
919 births that decade — 71% of Brystol's all-time total
2000s662010s9192020s313

Brystol by state

Where Brystol concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brystol
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
103 7.9%
#2 North Carolina
49 3.8%
#3 Ohio
47 3.6%
#4 Florida
29 2.2%
#5 Indiana
29 2.2%
#6 Tennessee
27 2.1%
#7 Kentucky
25 1.9%
#8 Oklahoma
24 1.8%
Texas share of Brystol's total US births 7.9%
Even split

103 of 1,298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Brystol appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brystol?
1,298 babies have been named Brystol since 2003. It currently ranks #3863 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 114 births.
When was Brystol most popular?
Brystol was most popular in the 2010s decade with 919 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Brystol most popular?
The top states for the name Brystol are Texas (103 births), North Carolina (49 births), Ohio (47 births).
How long has the name Brystol been used?
Brystol has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brystol?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brynn, Brynlee, Bryanna, Brylee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.