Brynn

Brynn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “hill”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: BRIN · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

Brynn is usually treated as a variant of Welsh Bryn, from a word meaning 'hill'. The doubled -n spelling is especially common in modern English usage.

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How popular is Brynn?

2024248 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Brynn in 2024826

2024 rank#384 girls

Peak year2011

Total US babies since 188029,434

Brynn is fading: recent use is about 63% of its level ten years before.

Names like Brynn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Morgansea-born; sea-circle · Welsh
Jenniferfair one, white phantom · Welsh
Gwendolynwhite ring · Welsh
Meredithgreat lord · Welsh
Meganpearl · Welsh
Winniefair and blessed · Welsh
Rowynwhite spear · Welsh
Gwenwhite, blessed · Welsh

Brynn questions

What does the name Brynn mean?

Brynn means "hill". It comes from Welsh. Brynn is usually treated as a variant of Welsh Bryn, from a word meaning 'hill'. The doubled -n spelling is especially common in modern English usage.

Is Brynn a boy or girl name?

Brynn is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Brynn?

826 US babies were named Brynn in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.

How do you pronounce Brynn?

Brynn is usually pronounced BRIN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.