Bryn

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A few things about Bryn you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Bryn

Bryn Terfel

Welsh bass-baritone

Choose Bryn and your child shares a first name with Bryn Terfel, a Welsh bass-baritone. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Bryn, like who?” Bryn Terfel's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 17,094 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Bryn, 94 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Bryn would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBryn first shows up in US birth records in 1947, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 78 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2011, when it reached #744.
• 🍂TrendBryn has slipped 254 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,017. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedBryn is most popular in Pennsylvania, where it ranks #927. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlBryn is given to both boys and girls: 89% of the 106 babies named Bryn in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Welsh, Bryn means “hill”. Our records link it to Irish, Latin and Welsh roots.

About the name Bryn

Bryn is a gender-neutral name of Irish, Latin and Welsh origin meaning “hill”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with B and ending in “-ryn”. US birth records list Bryn for girls from 1949 to 2025, in 77 of those 77 years. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked #744 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,017, with 94 babies. Of the 106 US babies named Bryn in 2025, 89% were girls and 11% were boys.

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