Recorded 1943–1996 Girls' name Peak 1948 171 births

Brynda — girls' name

171 babies named Brynda in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s421950s711960s281970s121980s71990s11
1950s
Peak decade

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

1948
Single peak year

11 babies were named Brynda in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brynda

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Brynda between 1943 and 1996, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brynda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brynda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Brynda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brynda 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 171 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.

Brynda at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

171

Since 1943

54 years of records

Peak year

1948

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1943

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1996

Brynda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1943

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1948)
11
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
4681012 1996197019611957195319491943 5

Brynda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
71 births that decade — 42% of Brynda's all-time total
1940s421950s711960s281970s121980s71990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brynda?
171 babies have been named Brynda since 1943. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1948 with 11 births.
When was Brynda most popular?
Brynda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Brynda been used?
Brynda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 54 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Brynda?
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.

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, 1943–1996 (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.