girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Brynn

Meaning A female given name from Welsh Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #407 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

A female given name from Welsh.

Rank 2025
#407
among girls · ↓24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
774
named Brynn · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,096
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
1,671 babies
All-time total
30,211
#838 all-time among girls
First recorded
1943
in Social Security records

Brynn popularity over time

30,211 babies have been named Brynn since 1943, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 24 – 24 2 – #2,347
1950s 83 – 83 8 +246% #2,551
1960s 118 12 130 13 +57% #2,923
1970s 269 12 281 28 +116% #1,443
1980s 1,798 80 1,878 188 +568% #611
1990s 2,067 72 2,139 214 +14% #558
2000s 7,636 104 7,740 774 +262% #291
2010s 12,910 75 12,985 1,299 +68% #189
2020s (to 2025) 4,911 40 4,951 825 -36% #333

Where Brynn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 738 0.46 #424
2027 714 0.44 #434
2028 694 0.43 #447
2029 678 0.42 #456
2030 664 0.41 #464

Where Brynn is most popular

Girls named Brynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.491 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, Hawaii, and Maine.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Brynn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Dakota 29 2.21 +350%
Hawaii 20 1.74 +256%
Maine 24 1.55 +216%
Minnesota 158 1.46 +198%
Iowa 76 1.30 +165%
Connecticut 69 1.19 +142%
Pennsylvania 277 1.17 +139%
Massachusetts 138 1.14 +133%
Nebraska 41 1.14 +132%
Wisconsin 115 1.12 +128%
New Hampshire 19 1.03 +110%
New Jersey 163 0.903 +84%
Delaware 10 0.882 +80%
West Virginia 23 0.878 +79%
Idaho 28 0.837 +71%
Michigan 152 0.834 +70%
Colorado 93 0.833 +70%
Kansas 48 0.832 +70%
Ohio 196 0.826 +68%
Alaska 7 0.813 +66%
Maryland 85 0.802 +63%
Illinois 178 0.778 +58%
South Dakota 11 0.771 +57%
Louisiana 64 0.731 +49%
Indiana 96 0.684 +39%
Washington 93 0.644 +31%
Virginia 99 0.581 +18%
Arizona 81 0.577 +18%
Utah 48 0.577 +18%
Rhode Island 7 0.559 +14%
Missouri 67 0.556 +13%
Oregon 35 0.538 +10%
Montana 7 0.517 +5%
New York 187 0.472 ≈ national
North Carolina 106 0.466 -5%
Oklahoma 34 0.462 -6%
Georgia 99 0.436 -11%
Kentucky 36 0.421 -14%
Tennessee 58 0.366 -25%
California 296 0.352 -28%
Florida 143 0.334 -32%
South Carolina 30 0.334 -32%
Texas 245 0.305 -38%
Alabama 21 0.224 -54%
Nevada 10 0.215 -56%
Arkansas 10 0.189 -61%
District of Columbia – – –
Mississippi – – –
New Mexico – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brynn

Brynn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #407 in 2025 with 767 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1943, 30,211 American babies have been named Brynn. Its peak came in 2011, when 1,671 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brynn?

The median living Brynn is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 21. An estimated 30 thousand people named Brynn are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brynn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 767 #407 7 #9,865
2024 820 #383 9 #8,421
2023 741 #414 5 #12,532
2022 806 #388 8 #9,116
2021 847 #361 5 #12,439
2020 930 #333 6 #10,807
2019 1,056 #307 9 #8,313
2018 1,087 #308 9 #8,266
2017 1,095 #297 6 #10,983
2016 1,238 #257 7 #9,826
2015 1,229 #259 5 #12,358
2014 1,257 #262 7 #9,794
2013 1,487 #214 7 #9,802
2012 1,656 #189 9 #8,252
2011 1,665 #192 6 #11,022
2010 1,140 #287 10 #7,667
2009 949 #344 6 #11,205
2008 1,039 #325 7 #10,010
2007 925 #351 11 #7,165
2006 800 #401 14 #5,822
2005 736 #420 10 #7,191
2004 879 #359 12 #6,192
2003 1,067 #291 17 #4,637
2002 443 #585 – –
2001 386 #653 12 #5,719
2000 412 #616 15 #4,813
1995 178 #1,023 9 #5,985
1990 178 #1,021 7 #6,491
1985 168 #933 – –
1980 161 #927 5 #6,376
1975 16 #3,967 – –
1970 23 #2,946 – –
1965 13 #3,562 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 5 #5,921 – –
1950 16 #2,551 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brynn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brynn?

The median living Brynn is about 13 years old. Half of all living Brynns are between 8 and 21 years old.

How many people named Brynn are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Brynn are alive in the United States, based on 30,211 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brynn mean?

A female given name from Welsh.

How popular is the name Brynn in 2025?

Brynn ranked #407 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 767 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brynn?

30,211 babies have been named Brynn in the United States since 1943, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brynn most popular?

Brynn peaked in 2011, when 1,671 newborns received the name.

Is Brynn a boy or girl name?

Brynn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brynn rising or falling?

Brynn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brynn become more popular?

Brynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 664 girls named Brynn in 2030, which would rank around #464. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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