Recorded 1991–2020 Boys' name Peak 1991 16 births

Brynton — boys' name

16 babies named Brynton in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112020s5
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Brynton was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

6 babies were named Brynton in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brynton

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Brynton between 1991 and 2020, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brynton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brynton performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brynton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brynton 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 16 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.

Brynton at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

16

Since 1991

30 years of records

Peak year

1991

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1991

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2020

Brynton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1991

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 202019951991 6

Brynton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Brynton's all-time total
1990s112020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brynton?
16 babies have been named Brynton since 1991. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1991 with 6 births.
When was Brynton most popular?
Brynton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Brynton been used?
Brynton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 30 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Brynton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bryan, Bryce, Bryson, Bryant, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2020 (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.