Brynn
#407 for girls in 2025, 767 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 98.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2012 · 1,656 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 29,816since 1943
Brynn over time
Rank among girls' names. Brynn has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #407 | 767 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #383 | 820 | #8,312 | 9 |
| 2023 | #414 | 741 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #388 | 806 | #8,990 | 8 |
| 2021 | #361 | 847 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #333 | 930 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #307 | 1,056 | #8,215 | 9 |
| 2018 | #308 | 1,087 | #8,154 | 9 |
| 2017 | #297 | 1,095 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #256 | 1,238 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #259 | 1,229 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #262 | 1,257 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #214 | 1,487 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #189 | 1,656 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #192 | 1,665 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #287 | 1,140 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2009 | #344 | 949 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #325 | 1,039 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #351 | 925 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | #401 | 800 | #5,781 | 14 |
| 2005 | #420 | 736 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #359 | 879 | #6,138 | 12 |
| 2003 | #291 | 1,067 | #4,616 | 17 |
| 2002 | #585 | 443 | — | |
| 2001 | #653 | 386 | #5,667 | 12 |
| 2000 | #616 | 412 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | #558 | 452 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #721 | 306 | #5,840 | 10 |
| 1997 | #1,120 | 167 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #1,056 | 175 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #1,023 | 178 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | #1,100 | 163 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #1,113 | 161 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #1,216 | 143 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #1,201 | 144 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #1,017 | 178 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #978 | 177 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #1,187 | 127 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #1,202 | 120 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #944 | 168 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #933 | 168 | — | |
| 1984 | #766 | 210 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #729 | 226 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #611 | 294 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #991 | 147 | #3,412 | 12 |
| 1980 | #925 | 161 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #1,442 | 84 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #3,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,276 | 19 | — | |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,938 | 23 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | — | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | — | |
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| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | — | |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | — | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | — | |
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| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | — | |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | — | |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,340 | 18 | — | |
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| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Brynn! It came in at #4,196, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1944–1948, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Brynn is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Minnesota#40 · 1 in 248
- North Dakota#43 · 1 in 176
- Wisconsin#59 · 1 in 292
- South Dakota#62 · 1 in 230
- Nebraska#72 · 1 in 310
Best ever in a state: #40 in Minnesota, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #40 | 97 | 1 in 248 |
| North Dakota | #43 | 16 | 1 in 176 |
| Wisconsin | #59 | 79 | 1 in 292 |
| South Dakota | #62 | 13 | 1 in 230 |
| Nebraska | #72 | 25 | 1 in 310 |
| Montana | #85 | 10 | 1 in 274 |
| Delaware | #87 | 10 | 1 in 266 |
| Iowa | #88 | 34 | 1 in 369 |
| Massachusetts | #94 | 61 | 1 in 417 |
| Michigan | #97 | 88 | 1 in 468 |
| Pennsylvania | #103 | 112 | 1 in 471 |
| Maine | #104 | 10 | 1 in 366 |
| Connecticut | #115 | 26 | 1 in 450 |
| Kansas | #125 | 27 | 1 in 487 |
| Ohio | #126 | 92 | 1 in 561 |
| New Hampshire | #129 | 9 | 1 in 413 |
| Indiana | #136 | 52 | 1 in 578 |
| New Jersey | #153 | 52 | 1 in 702 |
| Missouri | #158 | 40 | 1 in 673 |
| Virginia | #175 | 46 | 1 in 791 |
| Rhode Island | #182 | 5 | 1 in 596 |
| Illinois | #185 | 69 | 1 in 852 |
| Colorado | #186 | 29 | 1 in 773 |
| Washington | #195 | 36 | 1 in 846 |
| Louisiana | #198 | 23 | 1 in 857 |
| New York | #203 | 94 | 1 in 982 |
| Arizona | #209 | 33 | 1 in 939 |
| Utah | #228 | 20 | 1 in 895 |
| Maryland | #230 | 24 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Hawaii | #241 | 5 | 1 in 675 |
| Oregon | #266 | 14 | 1 in 1,061 |
| North Carolina | #267 | 36 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Oklahoma | #268 | 16 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Nevada | #270 | 10 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Arkansas | #277 | 11 | 1 in 1,036 |
| South Carolina | #303 | 14 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Kentucky | #304 | 14 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Texas | #339 | 97 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Florida | #363 | 44 | 1 in 1,810 |
| Idaho | #372 | 5 | 1 in 1,273 |
| Mississippi | #385 | 7 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Georgia | #425 | 24 | 1 in 1,971 |
| California | #428 | 94 | 1 in 2,224 |
| Tennessee | #520 | 12 | 1 in 2,489 |
| Alabama | #635 | 6 | 1 in 3,078 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Brynn
- 24 spots since 2024 (#383 → #407)
- 74 spots since 2020 (#333 → #407)
- 148 spots since 2015 (#259 → #407)
- Biggest jump: 517 spots in 1980 (#1,442 → #925)
- Biggest drop: 258 spots in 1987 (#944 → #1,202)
- Debuted 1943
- Peaked 2012 at #189 (1,656 births)
- Births halved by 2022, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1998–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,056 girls born in 2011 were named Brynn (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,096 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #189 in 2012, was only 1 in 1,063 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 43.3% of all girls named Brynn (12,910) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24 | #2,340 (1949) | #3,268 |
| 1950s | 83 | #2,535 (1950) | #4,213 |
| 1960s | 118 | #2,917 (1969) | #3,785 |
| 1970s | 269 | #1,442 (1979) | #3,274 |
| 1980s | 1,798 | #611 (1982) | #927 |
| 1990s | 2,067 | #558 (1999) | #1,013 |
| 2000s | 7,636 | #291 (2003) | #435 |
| 2010s | 12,910 | #189 (2012) | #257 |
| 2020s | 4,911 | #333 (2020) | #381 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Brynn in 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 1,063 of them was named Brynn, which outranked 99.0% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 210,772 of them was named Brynn, which outranked 42.8% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #7,559Zymarion10
- #7,559Zymier10
- #7,559Zyshawn10
- #8,158Brynn9
- #8,158Aarit9
- #8,158Abdulhakeem9
- #8,158Adahir9
- #8,864Aagam8
- #8,864Abanoub8
- #8,864Abdishakur8
Tied with 705 names at #8,158; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.