Brynden
Boy · BRIN-den · Modern
Brynden is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brynden mean?
Modern: modern name, perhaps built on Welsh bryn 'hill' or Brendan
Brynden Tully, called the Blackfish, is a character in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.
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- BRIN-den
Is Brynden a girl's or a boy's name?
Brynden is a boys' name.
How popular is Brynden in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Brynden in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brynden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Brynden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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