Bryn Girl
How popular is Bryn?
#2,017 girl name in 2025
94 baby girls were named Bryn in the US in 2025, making it the 2017th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
Bryn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,017 for girls (▲ 82 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 94 girls, 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,162 in 2015, #1,763 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (370 girls) |
| Highest rank | #744 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 10% boys, 90% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Bryn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brynn family of names ranked #346 for girls in 2025 (#332 the year before), with 929 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brynn | 767 | 83% |
| Bryn | 94 | 10% |
| Brynne | 44 | 5% |
| Breanne | 7 | 1% |
| Breann | 8 | 1% |
| Brinn | 9 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Bryn is most popular
Babies named Bryn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (43 girls)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 girls)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Bryn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1950s | 99 | #2,925 |
| 1960s | 175 | #2,410 |
| 1970s | 373 | #1,461 |
| 1980s | 715 | #1,474 |
| 1990s | 1,142 | #973 |
| 2000s | 1,970 | #912 |
| 2010s | 2,411 | #744 |
| 2020s | 638 | #1,524 |
Girl names about as popular as Bryn
Questions
- Is Bryn a boy or girl name?
- Bryn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Bryn were girls.
- How popular is the name Bryn?
- 94 baby girls were named Bryn in the US in 2025, making it the 2017th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
- When was Bryn most popular?
- Bryn peaked in 2011, when 370 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #744 in 2011.
- How many people are named Bryn?
- 8,861 babies have been named Bryn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,644 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Bryn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Bryn was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.