Bryn

BRIN

Welsh

"hill"

Bryn Origin and Meaning

The name Bryn is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "hill".

Bryn is an up-and-coming gentle, yet substantial, Welsh name that would also be effective in the middle spot. In Wales it's a traditional boys' name, but it's far more popular for girls now in the US.

Bryn entered the U.S. girls' popularity list in 1999 but is outranked by the Brynn spelling. Reality star Bethenny Frankel named her daughter Bryn in 2010.

Trivia tidbit: Bryn Mawr college was the first institute of higher learning to offer graduate degrees to women.

Bryn Rank in US Top 1000

# 965 in the US

Bryn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 834 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Bryn

• 965 US 2014
• 834 Nameberry 2025
• 853 Unique 2022
• 436 Unisex 2023

20 Names Similar to Bryn

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Famous People Named Bryn

• Bryn Lawton Chapman American beauty queen and operatic soprano; Miss Indiana 2003
• Bryn Davies American cellist and bassist
• Bryn McAuley Canadian voice actress and singer
• Bryn Casey Hoppy daughter of reality TV star Bethenny Frankel and ex,husband Jason Hoppy
• Annette Bryn Parri Welsh pianist

The name Bryn in Pop Culture

• Bryttney Dina "Bryn" Breitbart character on TV's "Jessie"
• "Bryn " song by Vampire Weekend
• Bryn Mawr College women's college in Pennsylvania, USA
• Bryn Jacobs main character in Melody Carlson's "The Dating Games"