Given name & surname
Brynne
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
Brynne is a variant of Brianna. In Irish use, Brianna carries the interpretation “from the high hill; one who ascends.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brynne 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 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brynne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,709
- 0 boys · 2,709 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 117 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #3,472 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,472 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 117 in 2003. In 2025, Virginia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,476 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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brynne
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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