Is Bryn a boy or girl name?
Bryn is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 91 girls and 13 boys were named Bryn, so 87.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 85% of the 8,755 US babies named Bryn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,497
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,098
- Babies named Bryn since 1947
- 8,755
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 387 babies
Boys and girls named Bryn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8 | 9 | 52.9% |
| 1950s | 54 | 99 | 64.7% |
| 1960s | 132 | 175 | 57% |
| 1970s | 181 | 373 | 67.3% |
| 1980s | 295 | 715 | 70.8% |
| 1990s | 261 | 1,142 | 81.4% |
| 2000s | 162 | 1,970 | 92.4% |
| 2010s | 153 | 2,411 | 94% |
| 2020s | 71 | 544 | 88.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,497 | 91 | #2,098 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,591 | 93 | #2,078 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,243 | 109 | #1,858 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,071 | 138 | #1,526 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,351 | 113 | #1,762 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,147 | 148 | #1,482 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,577 | 168 | #1,340 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,565 | 133 | #1,626 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,352 | 180 | #1,325 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,778 | 217 | #1,162 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,631 | 276 | #966 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,701 | 337 | #803 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,281 | 353 | #779 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,230 | 370 | #744 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,516 | 229 | #1,091 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,763 | 157 | #1,481 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,269 | 179 | #1,355 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,163 | 185 | #1,319 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,838 | 192 | #1,253 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,847 | 213 | #1,112 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,283 | 265 | #912 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,743 | 212 | #1,060 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,059 | 192 | #1,100 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,729 | 171 | #1,194 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,934 | 204 | #1,029 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,607 | 212 | #976 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,864 | 140 | #1,285 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,614 | 100 | #1,596 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,226 | 127 | #1,338 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,693 | 108 | #1,474 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,483 | 92 | #1,635 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,354 | 101 | #1,541 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,220 | 81 | #1,783 |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,026 | 98 | #1,566 |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,757 | 83 | #1,756 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,799 | 85 | #1,630 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,203 | 75 | #1,709 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,981 | 67 | #1,763 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,594 | 62 | #1,820 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,024 | 66 | #1,727 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,938 | 72 | #1,566 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,964 | 65 | #1,692 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,935 | 81 | #1,475 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,210 | 70 | #1,645 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,545 | 72 | #1,607 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,477 | 82 | #1,462 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,681 | 40 | #2,272 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,675 | 36 | #2,427 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,119 | 42 | #2,068 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,140 | 39 | #2,172 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,684 | 27 | #2,689 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,989 | 35 | #2,225 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,442 | 25 | #2,753 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,065 | 24 | #2,878 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,661 | 23 | #2,945 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,141 | 20 | #3,021 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,332 | 13 | #3,806 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,043 | 16 | #3,223 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,016 | 16 | #3,159 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,923 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,431 | 13 | #3,716 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,691 | 18 | #2,969 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,974 | 16 | #3,173 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,426 | 24 | #2,476 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,439 | 22 | #2,582 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,844 | 13 | #3,456 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,275 | 15 | #3,101 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,608 | 16 | #2,936 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,999 | 9 | #4,194 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,989 | 5 | #5,919 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,008 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,867 | 10 | #3,724 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,839 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,781 | 7 | #4,425 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,791 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,649 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bryn reached #1,594 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #744 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bryn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.