Bristol Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Bristol is a reference to the bridge over the River Avon during 1000 CE, where modern Bristol is at.

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A Deep Dive

Bristol Overview

Meaning

Site of the bridge, the place at the bridge

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

Old English

Etymology

The name Bristol is from the Old English “Brycgstow,” meaning “the place at the bridge.”

Pronunciation

/ˈbrɪstəl/

Popularity

Bristol has gained popularity as a given name in recent years, particularly in the United States, standing at the #527 position in the US in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Modern, Unique, Cool

Associated Traits

Modern, trendy, creative, confident.

Name Day

December 11th
A Deep Dive

Bristol Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Bristal, Bristow, Brystal, Brystol, Bryistol

Common Nicknames

Bri, Bris, Brist, Bristy, Tollie

Diminutives

Bris, Bri

Famous People

  • Bristol Palin
    (American Public Speaker)
  • Bristol Marunde
    (American MMA Fighter)
  • Bristol Brown
    (American Actor)

Places

  • Bristol City
    (United Kingdom)
  • Bristol Motor Speedway
    (Tennessee, USA)
  • Bristol Bay
    (Alaska, USA)
  • Bristol County
    (Massachusetts, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Bristol?

The name Bristol means “the site of the bridge” or “the place at the bridge.” This meaning originates from the Old English words “brycg” (bridge) and “stow” (place).

What Is the Origin of The Name Bristol?

Bristol is of English origin. It comes from the Old English term “Brycgstow,” which combines “brycg” (bridge) and “stow” (place) to describe a settlement at the bridge.

Bristol Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Bristol in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#4522021#5142022#5272023
Top 3 Rankings#3922019#4182013#4242014

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Bristol

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023527
(-13 from 2022)
573
(-35 from 2022)
0.03276
2022514
(-62 from 2021)
608
(-82 from 2021)
0.03391
2021452
(+40 from 2020)
690
(+70 from 2020)
0.03851
2020492
(-100 from 2019)
620
(-167 from 2019)
0.03507
2019392
(+118 from 2018)
787
(+179 from 2018)
0.04289
2018510
(-20 from 2017)
608
(-30 from 2017)
0.03269
2017490
(+36 from 2016)
638
(+48 from 2016)
0.03377
2016526
(-78 from 2015)
590
(-115 from 2015)
0.03048
2015448
(-24 from 2014)
705
(-50 from 2014)
0.03614
2014424
(-6 from 2013)
755
(+29 from 2013)
0.03859
2013418
(+16 from 2012)
726
(+8 from 2012)
0.03766
2012434
(+1 from 2011)
718
(-1 from 2011)
0.03702
2011435
(+129 from 2010)
719
(+202 from 2010)
0.03711
2010564
(+102 from 2009)
517
(+80 from 2009)
0.02637
2009666
(+2107 from 2008)
437
(+372 from 2008)
0.02158
20082773
(+1899 from 2007)
65
(+34 from 2007)
0.00312
20074672
(+13 from 2006)
31
(+1 from 2006)
0.00146
20064685
(+580 from 2005)
30
(+6 from 2005)
0.00144
20055265
(-879 from 2004)
24
(-7 from 2004)
0.00118
20044386
(+416 from 2003)
31
(+5 from 2003)
0.00154
20034802
(-731 from 2002)
26
(-5 from 2002)
0.00130
20024071
(+1749 from 2001)
31
(+12 from 2001)
0.00157
20015820
(+988 from 2000)
19
(+4 from 2000)
0.00096
20006808
(-618 from 1999)
15
(-1 from 1999)
0.00075
19996190
(-1394 from 1998)
16
(-6 from 1998)
0.00082
19984796
(+2945 from 1997)
22
(+11 from 1997)
0.00113
19977741
(-1101 from 1995)
11
(-2 from 1995)
0.00058
19960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19956640
(-322 from 1994)
13
(-1 from 1994)
0.00068
19946318
(+720 from 1993)
14
(+2 from 1993)
0.00072
19937038
(-1320 from 1992)
12
(-4 from 1992)
0.00061
19925718
(-714 from 1991)
16
(-3 from 1991)
0.00080
19915004
(+1461 from 1990)
19
(+6 from 1990)
0.00093
19906465
(+1572 from 1989)
13
(+4 from 1989)
0.00063
19898037
(+1206 from 1988)
9
(+2 from 1988)
0.00045
19889243
(-4583 from 1987)
7
(-10 from 1987)
0.00036
19874660
(-678 from 1985)
17
(-3 from 1985)
0.00091
19860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19853982
(+3414 from 1984)
20
(+12 from 1984)
0.00108
19847396
(+1619 from 1983)
8
(+2 from 1983)
0.00044
19839015
(-1547 from 1982)
6
(-2 from 1982)
0.00034
19827468
(-679 from 1980)
8
(-1 from 1980)
0.00044
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19806789
(+643 from 1973)
9
(+3 from 1973)
0.00051
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19780
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19770
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19750
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19740
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19737432
First SSA data recorded
6
First SSA data recorded
0.00039
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
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0
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0.0000
19670
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0
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0.0000
19660
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0
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0.0000
19650
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0
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0.0000
19640
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0
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0.0000
19630
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0
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0.0000
19620
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0
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0.0000
19610
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0
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0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19590
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0.0000
19580
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0
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0.0000
19570
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0
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0.0000
19560
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0.0000
19550
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0
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0.0000
19540
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0
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0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19490
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0
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0.0000
19480
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0
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0.0000
19470
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0
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0.0000
19460
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0
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0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19440
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0
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0.0000
19430
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0
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0.0000
19420
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0
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0.0000
19410
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0
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0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18990
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0
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0.0000
18980
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0
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0.0000
18970
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0
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0.0000
18960
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0.0000
18950
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0.0000
18940
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0.0000
18930
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0
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18920
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0.0000
18910
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0.0000
18900
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0.0000
18890
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0.0000
18880
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0.0000
18870
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0.0000
18860
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0.0000
18850
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0.0000
18840
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0.0000
18830
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0.0000
18820
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0.0000
18810
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0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Bristol

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#5942021#8142022#7092023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#3922021#2722022#3432023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#2192021#3212022#2992023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#5542021#6252022#6612023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3322021#5832022#4312023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#1802021#2432022#2732023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#9002021#10492022#15532023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#2752021#1972022#1912023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2922021#3392022#5132023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#4522021#4452022#3792023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#2612021#4142022#3422023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#5892021#3702022#6522023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4882021#4552022#3542023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#1432021#1712022#1432023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#6082021#6712022#6882023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#1822021#1872022#1852023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#3302021#4412022#5582023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#3212021#4082022#2842023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3842021#6982022#4762023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4392021#4072022#5422023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#4492021#4852022#3782023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4892021#3322022#4332023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#982021#1842022#1032023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#10992021#16982022#11552023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#7032021#3102022#6872023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2762020#1452021#4222022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#1962021#2472022#4292023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4442021#3652022#4142023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4942020#8442021#9812023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#3732021#4222022#4632023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5892021#7472022#3972023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#5902021#7372022#6952023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1122021#2022022#1302023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#7242019#7082022#5962023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2352019#2282020#3912022

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2092020#1452021#2132023

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1542018#1072020#672022

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1332020#1322021#1952022

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1582017#1902018#2232019

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#3632010#4342022

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#752012#872021

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#8672019#8712023

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1642021

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#10822022

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#882021

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#4222014

Popularity Rankings for Bristol in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#14102012#13792015#13882016

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Bristol a Name for Boys or Girls?

Bristol is a name for girls. The name gained popularity as a first name in the United States in recent years, partly due to its association with Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Bristol

Bristol in Famous People Names and Places

  • Bristol Palin (Public Speaker, 1990): American television personality and daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Known for her appearances on "Dancing with the Stars."
  • Bristol Marunde (MMA Fighter, 1982): American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler known for competing in the UFC and other MMA promotions.
  • None
  • Bristol City (Bristol, United Kingdom): A historic city in South West England, known for its maritime history and vibrant cultural scene.
  • Bristol Motor Speedway (Tennessee, USA): A NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee.
  • Bristol Bay (Alaska, USA): A bay in the Bering Sea known for its abundant salmon fisheries.
  • Bristol County (Massachusetts, USA): A county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts known for its educational institutions and historical significance.

Similar Names to Bristol

  • Bristal
  • Bristow
  • Crystal
  • Brystol
  • Bryistol

Sibling Names for Bristol

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