Recorded 1995–2015 Unisex name Peak 2010 113 births

Brenyn — boys' name

113 babies named Brenyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s472010s44
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Brenyn was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

13 babies were named Brenyn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brenyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Brenyn between 1995 and 2015, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brenyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Brenyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 37 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brenyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brenyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brenyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 113 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brenyn at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

113

Since 1995

21 years of records

Peak year

2010

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1995

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2015

Brenyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1995

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2010)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2015201220092005200119971995 5

Brenyn popularity over time — girls

37 total births recorded since 2004 (Brenyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 37 births
456789 201420112010200920072004 5

Brenyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
47 births that decade — 42% of Brenyn's all-time total
1990s222000s472010s44

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brenyn?
113 babies have been named Brenyn since 1995. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2010 with 13 births.
When was Brenyn most popular?
Brenyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Brenyn a unisex name?
Yes, Brenyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 113 births, and as a girl's name it has 37 births.
How long has the name Brenyn been used?
Brenyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 21 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Brenyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.