Given name
Brynn
“from the high hill; one who ascends”·“from the hill”
Brynn is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.” Brynn is a variant of Bryn. One Welsh interpretation is “from the hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brynn is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.” Brynn is a variant of Bryn. One Welsh interpretation is “from the hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brynn is a variant of Bryn. An origin associated with Bryn is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30,211
- 395 boys · 29,816 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 1,671 babies
- 2025
- 774
- #407 for girls · #9,865 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 767 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 407 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,665 in 2011. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California and Pennsylvania shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (61 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 24,675 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brynn’s family of names
Brynn has a related form in Brianna. Brynn has a related form in Bryn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brynn
- Brynn ThayerAmerican actressborn 1949
- Brynn CartelliAmerican singer, season 14 winner of the American talent competition The Voice.born 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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