Unisex name · since 1995
Brenyn
Brenyn has 113 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brenyn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 113 have been recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenyn has been recorded 113 times among boys since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2015.
- #16,583 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 113 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brenyn ranks #16,583 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brenyn's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brenyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brenyn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brenyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2015
- Peak year (2010)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Brenyn popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 2004 (Brenyn as girls' name)
Brenyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (47 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Brenyn's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Brenyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 47 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Brenyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2010s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brenyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brenyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.