Girls' name · since 1993
Brynja
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 148 babies named Brynja, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,646 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynja currently ranks #15646 among girls' names in America, with 148 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynja has been recorded 148 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #15646 nationally and more common than 10% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #22,884 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,646 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 148 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynja ranks #22,884 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,646 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 148 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,884 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,646 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 148
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynja's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Brynja compares
148 31st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brynja's all-time total is 61% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brynja | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 148 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brynja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brynja's full recorded timeline at 2012, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brynja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Brynja by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (71 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Brynja's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Brynja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brynja's data
- Brynja's decade-level peak was the 2010s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brynja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Brynja 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.