girls:
7.3k births since 1949
#1903 (67th percentile)
boys:
1.3k births since 1947
#3311 (28th percentile)
overall:
8.7k births since 1947
#2910 (62nd percentile)
The name Bryn is the #2,910 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 8,651 recorded births since 1947. This represents the 62.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 62.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,903 (66.7% percentile) for all time with 7,347 births since 1949. For boys, it ranks #3,311 (27.8% percentile) for all time with 1,304 births since 1947.
Bryn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1947 (1947 for boys and 1949 for girls). Birth data for Bryn is available in 76 out of the 77 years between 1947 and 2023 (75 years for girls and 72 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Bryn has been given predominantly to girls, with 84.9% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 87.7% of babies named Bryn were girls. Interestingly, until around 1949, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1947 to 1948), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (85.0% girls from 1949 to 2023).
For girls, Bryn reached its peak popularity in 2011, achieving the 37.4% percentile (ranked #589) with 191 births per million. The name was most common in 2011, with 191 births per million (ranked 37.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2014, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Bryn ranks #859 for girls (9.3% percentile) with 53 births per million, which is 27.8% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Bryn reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 5.4% percentile (ranked #716) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 1986, with 21 births per million (ranked 5.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Bryn ranks #903 for boys (0.9% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 33.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Bryn".
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