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Bryn

#2,021 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Hill, mound

Bryn has been given to 8,861 babies in the U.S. since 1949. In 2025 it ranked #2,021 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2011, with 370 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 85% girls, 15% boys all-time.

Babies named Bryn, 2025

1 in 35,300

Bryn over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Bryn over time

In 2025, Bryn went to 89% girls and 11% boys.

19472025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Bryn: meaning, origin, and history

Hill, mound

Welsh

What Bryn means

Bryn means “hill, mound”, associated with bryn.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Welsh bryn (“hill, mound”), or Cumbric *brınn (“hill”) in the Greater Manchester place-name.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Bryn (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Bryn is used in English. Its origins include Welsh.

Bryn comes through Welsh bryn and Cumbric *brınn.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Bryn is pronounced /bɹɪn/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 7,532 girls were recorded with the name Bryn between 1949 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 370 in 2011; its best national rank was #744 in 2011.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,763 in 2020 to #2,021 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,163 in 2015 to #2,021 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,329 boys were recorded with the name Bryn between 1947 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 45 in 1990; its best national rank was #1,593 in 1986.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #6,350 in 2020 to #6,863 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #5,775 in 2015 to #6,863 in 2025.

How common is Bryn?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 35,300
94 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 17,100
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#2,021
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
24,447 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Bryn sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5001%

Put another way: gather 24,447 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Bryn. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Bryns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Bryn was born before 2005 — so the typical Bryn is around 20 today.

Median birth year
2005
About 20 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
32.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
63.9%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
7,523
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 32.0% of all recorded uses (2,411).

Is Bryn rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+83
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−258
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−858
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.43×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
25.4%
Peak was 2011 (370)
Years since peak
14
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
17.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#744
2011

Spellings of Bryn

Bryn is not the most common spelling — Erin is, with 51.9% against Bryn's 1.2%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Bryn is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Bryn was most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 1 in 4,762 girls, against 1 in 15,622 across all states with data. It was least common in Arizona (1 in 50,000).

221 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Pennsylvania1 in 4,762
  2. 2Wisconsin1 in 7,692
  3. 3Ohio1 in 8,333
  4. 4Michigan1 in 12,500
  5. 5Colorado1 in 14,286
  6. 6Florida1 in 16,667
  7. 7Texas1 in 16,667
  8. 8Utah1 in 16,667

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Bryn is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Bryn was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 645,371 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Illinois1 in —
  3. 3Pennsylvania1 in —
  4. 4Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Bryn has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Bryn around the world

Where Bryn ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2023
    #5,688
    in 2023
  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #2,463
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1994–1998
    #710
    in 1998

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Bryn

People whose public names include Bryn, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Bryn in other languages

Cross-language forms and variants of Bryn. Linked forms have their own page here.

Brin

Variant forms from Wikidata (CC0). Most are used mainly outside the United States; U.S. birth records statistics cover US usage only.

Bryn by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#2,021
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 258
Best rank ever
#744
2011
Peak year
2011
370 that year
First recorded
1949
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
7,532
Count in 2025
94

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#6,863
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 513
Best rank ever
#1,593
1986
Peak year
1990
45 that year
First recorded
1947
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,329
Count in 2025
12

Names similar to Bryn

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names with a curve like Bryn

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Bryn, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

KarisKayleenPriyaJoslynKeilaMiyaLeighaKinseyNatalyaHeidyCarleighJacelyn

Sibling names for Bryn

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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