Brynn is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Brynn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Brynn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Brynn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Brynn is a girl name of Welsh origin meaning “hill”. From the Welsh word bryn meaning hill.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 30,211 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 89 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Brynn per year, United States (1943 to 2025). United States peaked in 2011 (1,671/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (9/yr).
Brynn has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2011, when it ranked #407 nationally (given to 1,674 babies that year).
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