Brynn
Meaning
"hill", variant of Bryn
The story
Brynn is the Welsh bryn, the hill, doubled at the end the way Brooklynn doubles Brooklyn, and it is the rare couple where the respelling leads: Brynn counts about 30,200 to Bryn's 8,900, the doubled letter out in front. The climb was long and orderly: dozens a decade in the 1940s and 1950s, hundreds through the 1970s, then 1,900 in the 1980s, 2,100 in the 1990s, 7,700 in the 2000s, and 13,000 in the 2010s, with 5,000 so far this decade. It goes to girls about 29,800 to 400. Brynlee, the -lee daughter, carries the next generation of the sound in our records. One syllable, one hill, two n's: the shape of the name is the shape of the thing it means, short, solid, and slightly above the surrounding country.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Brynn peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Brynn
Most people given the name Brynn in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Brynn deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Brynn truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Brynn fits with your family’s names and surname.
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