Girls' name · since 1943
Brynn
29,816 babies named Brynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #407 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,816
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynn currently ranks #407 among girls' names in America, with 29,816 babies recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Brynn recorded 29,816 times among girls since 1943, holding rank #407 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #407 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,816 born since 1943
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynn ranks #838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #407 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,816 born since 1943, peaking in the 2010s.
- #838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #407 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,816
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brynn's 29,816 recorded births place it above 98.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brynn compares
29,816 Top 5% higher than 95% of 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
Brynn's all-time total is 79x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,816 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,665 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brynn splits its recorded history at 1988: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 1,665 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 1,665
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Brynn popularity over time - boys
395 total births recorded since 1962 (Brynn as boys' name)
Brynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12,910 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Brynn's strongest decade.
12,910 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Brynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 118
1960s
118 births
- 1970s 269
1970s
269 births
- 1980s 1,798
1980s
1,798 births
- 1990s 2,067
1990s
2,067 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,636 births
- 2010s
2010s
12,910 births
- 2020s 4,911
2020s
4,911 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12,910 births (43% of all-time use).
How Brynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brynn's total volume
Brynn by state
Where Brynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,163 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 2,133 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,630 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,597 | 5.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,388 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 1,373 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,304 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,255 | 4.2% |
2,163 of 29,816 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Brynn appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brynn's data
- Brynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12,910 total births) through the 2020s (4,911) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Brynns (2,163 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Brynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1943–2025 (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 Brynn 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.