Girls' name · since 1943
Brynda
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 171 babies named Brynda, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
171 girls have been named Brynda since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brynda recorded 171 times among girls since 1943, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 1996.
- #21,408 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 171 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynda ranks #21,408 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 171 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #21,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 171
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Brynda's 171 recorded births place it above 70.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brynda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brynda's full recorded timeline at 1957, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brynda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1996
- Peak year (1948)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Brynda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (71 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Brynda's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Brynda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
42 births
- 1950s
1950s
71 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 71 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brynda's data
- Brynda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brynda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1943–1996 (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 Brynda 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.