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“hill”
/bɹɪn/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Bryn is a unisex given name documented in English and Welsh. English Wiktionary records the meaning “hill”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Bryn (English)
Meaning: “hill”
From Welsh bryn (“hill, mound”), or Cumbric *brınn (“hill”) in the Greater Manchester place-name.
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 94 girls (rank 2017). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Bryn
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | 9 | 3,612 | observed |
| 1950 | 6 | 4,738 | observed |
| 1951 | 7 | 4,385 | observed |
| 1952 | 9 | 3,796 | observed |
| 1953 | 10 | 3,687 | observed |
| 1954 | 9 | 3,967 | observed |
| 1955 | 5 | 5,828 | observed |
| 1956 | 9 | 4,161 | observed |
| 1957 | 16 | 2,926 | observed |
| 1958 | 15 | 3,085 | observed |
| 1959 | 13 | 3,436 | observed |
| 1960 | 22 | 2,573 | observed |
| 1961 | 25 | 2,411 | observed |
| 1962 | 15 | 3,293 | observed |
| 1963 | 18 | 2,960 | observed |
| 1964 | 13 | 3,692 | observed |
| 1965 | 17 | 3,050 | observed |
| 1966 | 16 | 3,148 | observed |
| 1967 | 16 | 3,211 | observed |
| 1968 | 13 | 3,789 | observed |
| 1969 | 20 | 3,012 | observed |
| 1970 | 23 | 2,938 | observed |
| 1971 | 24 | 2,874 | observed |
| 1972 | 25 | 2,747 | observed |
| 1973 | 35 | 2,223 | observed |
| 1974 | 27 | 2,683 | observed |
| 1975 | 39 | 2,169 | observed |
| 1976 | 42 | 2,060 | observed |
| 1977 | 36 | 2,423 | observed |
| 1978 | 40 | 2,269 | observed |
| 1979 | 82 | 1,461 | observed |
| 1980 | 72 | 1,605 | observed |
| 1981 | 70 | 1,641 | observed |
| 1982 | 81 | 1,474 | observed |
| 1983 | 65 | 1,689 | observed |
| 1984 | 72 | 1,565 | observed |
| 1985 | 66 | 1,727 | observed |
| 1986 | 62 | 1,816 | observed |
| 1987 | 67 | 1,762 | observed |
| 1988 | 75 | 1,704 | observed |
| 1989 | 85 | 1,629 | observed |
| 1990 | 83 | 1,755 | observed |
| 1991 | 98 | 1,564 | observed |
| 1992 | 81 | 1,782 | observed |
| 1993 | 101 | 1,538 | observed |
| 1994 | 92 | 1,634 | observed |
| 1995 | 108 | 1,474 | observed |
| 1996 | 127 | 1,337 | observed |
| 1997 | 100 | 1,595 | observed |
| 1998 | 140 | 1,285 | observed |
| 1999 | 212 | 975 | observed |
| 2000 | 204 | 1,029 | observed |
| 2001 | 171 | 1,193 | observed |
| 2002 | 192 | 1,100 | observed |
| 2003 | 212 | 1,060 | observed |
| 2004 | 265 | 912 | observed |
| 2005 | 213 | 1,112 | observed |
| 2006 | 192 | 1,252 | observed |
| 2007 | 185 | 1,317 | observed |
| 2008 | 179 | 1,354 | observed |
| 2009 | 157 | 1,478 | observed |
| 2010 | 229 | 1,092 | observed |
| 2011 | 370 | 744 | observed |
| 2012 | 353 | 779 | observed |
| 2013 | 337 | 803 | observed |
| 2014 | 276 | 966 | observed |
| 2015 | 217 | 1,162 | observed |
| 2016 | 180 | 1,325 | observed |
| 2017 | 133 | 1,625 | observed |
| 2018 | 168 | 1,338 | observed |
| 2019 | 148 | 1,483 | observed |
| 2020 | 113 | 1,763 | observed |
| 2021 | 138 | 1,524 | observed |
| 2022 | 109 | 1,856 | observed |
| 2023 | 93 | 2,076 | observed |
| 2024 | 91 | 2,099 | observed |
| 2025 | 94 | 2,017 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Bryn” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
