Feminine variant of Bryn, from the Welsh word for 'hill'. It gained some attention in 1978 when actress Brynn Thayer joined an American soap opera.
Vibe
nature
How it ages.
Modern and lightly used, a short nature name that reads clean rather than trendy.
The cultural moment.
In the United States, Brynn first ranked in the top 1000 in the early 1980s, returned in 1998, climbed to a peak of #189 in 2012, and has since eased back to #407 by 2025, still within the top 500.