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.
42% of everyone ever named Brynda was born in this single decade.
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 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Brynda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1943
- Peak year (1948)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
171 total births across 54 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1948 with 11 births in a single year.
Brynda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 71 births that decade — 42% of Brynda's all-time total
Brynda decade highlights
- Peak decade 71 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Brynda's strongest decade
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 42% of all-time use.
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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, 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.