Girls' name · since 1973
Brynna
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 3,102 babies named Brynna, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,102
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,102 babies have been named Brynna since 1973, making it today's #5975 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynna has been recorded 3,102 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #5975 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #3,538 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,975 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,102 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brynna ranks #3,538 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,975 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,102 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,975 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,102
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brynna's 3,102 recorded births place it above 95.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brynna compares
3,102 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Brynna's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brynna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,102 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 171 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brynna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brynna splits its recorded history at 2001: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 171 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brynna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Brynna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,198 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Brynna's strongest decade.
1,198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Brynna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 192
1980s
192 births
- 1990s
1990s
534 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,198 births
- 2010s
2010s
986 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,198 births (39% of all-time use).
How Brynna 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 Brynna's total volume
Brynna by state
Where Brynna concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 245 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 175 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 103 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 102 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 79 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 70 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 66 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 47 | 1.5% |
245 of 3,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Brynna appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brynna's data
- Brynna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,198 total births); usage has since declined to 171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brynnas (245 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Brynna: 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 (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Brynna 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.