Recorded 1926–2021 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,441 births

Bryna — girls' name

1,441 babies named Bryna in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s371940s1201950s761960s891970s2161980s2521990s2082000s2472010s1672020s13
1980s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Bryna was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

40 babies were named Bryna in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bryna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,441 babies named Bryna between 1926 and 2021, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bryna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bryna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 252 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Bryna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Bryna in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bryna 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 1,441 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.

Bryna at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,441

Since 1926

96 years of records

Peak year

2003

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1926

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2021

Bryna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1926

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
40
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Bryna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
252 births that decade — 17% of Bryna's all-time total
1920s161930s371940s1201950s761960s891970s2161980s2521990s2082000s2472010s1672020s13

Bryna by state

Where Bryna concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Bryna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
47 3.3%
#2 California
46 3.2%
#3 Texas
9 0.6%
#4 Ohio
7 0.5%
New York share of Bryna's total US births 3.3%
Even split

47 of 1,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bryna?
1,441 babies have been named Bryna since 1926. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 40 births.
When was Bryna most popular?
Bryna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 252 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Bryna most popular?
The top states for the name Bryna are New York (47 births), California (46 births), Texas (9 births).
How long has the name Bryna been used?
Bryna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 96 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Bryna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brynn, Brynlee, Bryanna, Brylee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1926–2021 (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.