Bryn is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “hill, mound and hill.” In 2024 it was given to 13 boys in the United States.
Bryn belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “hill, mound and hill” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Bryn first appears in Social Security records in 1947. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1594 in 1986, and in 2024 13 babies received the name — 1,317 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bryn means “hill, mound and hill” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bryn is a boy name. In 2024, 13 babies received the name in the US.
Bryn comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Bryn first appears in US records in 1947. Its best-ever ranking was #1594 in 1986, and 13 babies were given the name in 2024.
Bryn is pronounced /bɹɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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