How Many People Are Named Bristal?
An estimated 284 people in the United States have the first name Bristal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Bristal peaked in popularity in 2011 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bristal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bristal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
284
About 1 in 1,206,881 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2011
35 births
Total Registered
286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bristal
Bristal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 286 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bristal as a female name
Ranked #10,455 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (35 births)
Bristal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bristal span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 208 babies were registered. Bristal has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bristal by Decade
How has Bristal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bristal by State
Bristal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bristal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bristal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bristal?
We estimate approximately 284 people named Bristal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,206,881 Americans share this first name.
Is Bristal a common name?
Bristal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bristal most popular?
Bristal reached peak popularity in 2011, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bristal is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bristal a female name?
Bristal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bristal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bristal Smith, Bristal Johnson, Bristal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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