How Many People Are Named Bryn?
An estimated 8,455 people in the United States have the first name Bryn. It is used for both genders, with 85.0% female. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Bryn peaked in popularity in 2011 with 387 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bryn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bryn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,455
About 1 in 40,539 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
85.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2011
387 births
Total Registered
8,755
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bryn
Bryn is predominantly female (85.0%), though 1,317 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bryn as a male name
Ranked #6,497 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (45 births)
Bryn as a female name
Ranked #2,098 in 2024
91 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (370 births)
Bryn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bryn span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,564 babies were registered. Bryn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bryn by Decade
How has Bryn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bryn by State
Birth registrations for Bryn span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Kentucky, Idaho. On average, about 127 Bryns were registered per state.
Bryn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bryn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bryn
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bryn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bryn?
We estimate approximately 8,455 people named Bryn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 40,539 Americans share this first name.
Is Bryn a common name?
Bryn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,755 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bryn most popular?
Bryn reached peak popularity in 2011, when 387 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bryn is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bryn a female name?
Bryn is predominantly female. 85.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bryn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bryn Smith, Bryn Johnson, Bryn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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