Given name
Brynna
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
Brynna is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brynna is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brynna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,102
- 0 boys · 3,102 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 171 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,955 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −51%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,955 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 51.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 171 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,862 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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