Is Bristol a boy or girl name?
Bristol is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 463 girls and 8 boys were named Bristol, so 98.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95% of the 11,224 US babies named Bristol were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,083
- Girl rank, 2024
- #635
- Babies named Bristol since 1915
- 11,224
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 801 babies
Boys and girls named Bristol, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 15 | 6 | 28.6% |
| 1980s | 24 | 84 | 77.8% |
| 1990s | 68 | 136 | 66.7% |
| 2000s | 202 | 710 | 77.9% |
| 2010s | 157 | 6,765 | 97.7% |
| 2020s | 58 | 2,958 | 98.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,083 | 463 | #635 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,951 | 574 | #529 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,101 | 609 | #513 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,801 | 691 | #452 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,743 | 621 | #491 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,462 | 788 | #390 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,625 | 609 | #510 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,967 | 638 | #490 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,823 | 590 | #526 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,728 | 705 | #448 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,720 | 755 | #424 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,658 | 726 | #418 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,982 | 718 | #434 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,648 | 719 | #435 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,824 | 517 | #564 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,954 | 438 | #666 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,282 | 65 | #2,775 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,912 | 31 | #4,706 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,241 | 30 | #4,704 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,068 | 24 | #5,299 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,040 | 31 | #4,409 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,994 | 26 | #4,819 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,167 | 31 | #4,085 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,716 | 19 | #5,852 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,618 | 15 | #6,861 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,238 | 16 | #6,236 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,930 | 22 | #4,820 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,690 | 11 | #7,841 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,640 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,035 | 13 | #6,699 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,961 | 14 | #6,373 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,819 | 12 | #7,096 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,760 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,360 | 19 | #5,020 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,487 | 13 | #6,514 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,127 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,364 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,083 | 17 | #4,682 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,512 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,644 | 20 | #3,996 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,441 | 8 | #7,483 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,156 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,562 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,852 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,165 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,911 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,528 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,074 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,016 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,625 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,065 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,253 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,977 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,126 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bristol reached #2,907 in 1919. As a girl name, it reached #390 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bristol
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.