Boy · #6,316 in 2026

Briston

Briston is a village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Holt and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Norwich.

Current Rank
#6,316
Peak Rank
#4,099 (2010)
Total Babies
455
5-Yr Trend
+6%
1982
First Year
2026
Last Year
2010
Peak Year
#4099
Peak Rank
455
Total Count
40
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Briston

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Briston is a village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Holt and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Norwich.

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Origin & history
In the Domesday Book , Briston is recorded as consisting of 22 households. The principal landowners were William the Conqueror and William de Warenne , who owned 60 acres (240,000 m 2 ) of land from which had been previously the property of Toke, a Saxon Thegn who had been evicted after the defeat of the Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings . This land was farmed by three Free Men or and a further 280 acres (1.1 km 2 ) was farmed by fourteen bordars. There was woodland for 20 pigs which was valued at 16 shillings. On the 17 August 1941, a Vickers Wellington of No. 12 Squadron RAF crashed

The Story of Briston

The earliest SSA record of Briston as a baby boy name dates back to 1982, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Briston — #4,099 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Briston on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Briston ranks #6,316 for baby boys with 13 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 455 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Briston

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Frequently Asked Questions about Briston

What does the name Briston mean?
Briston is a village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Holt and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Norwich.
How popular is Briston in 2026?
In 2026, Briston ranks #6,316 among boys' names in the U.S., with 13 babies given the name that year.
When was Briston most popular?
Briston reached its peak popularity in 2010, ranking #4,099 that year with 24 babies given the name.
Is Briston a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Briston is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Briston?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Briston include Quinnton, Jahmai, Caige. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Briston

Briston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 455 births in the dataset. Briston's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #4,099. Use the chart and map above to compare Briston's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

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