How popular is the baby name Bryndis in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Bryndis.

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Popularity of the baby name Bryndis


Posts that mention the name Bryndis

Interesting one-hit wonder names in the U.S. baby name data

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They came, they went, and they never came back!

These baby names are one-hit wonders in the U.S. baby name data. That is, they’ve only popped up once, ever, in the entire dataset of U.S. baby names (which accounts for all names given to at least 5 U.S. babies per year since 1880).

There are thousands of one-hit wonders in the dataset, but the names below have interesting stories behind their single appearance, so these are the one-hits I’m writing specific posts about. Just click on a name to read more.

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  • 2020: Jexi

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As I discover (and write about) more one-hit wonders in the data, I’ll add the names/links to this page. In the meanwhile, do you have any favorite one-hit wonder baby names?

Image: Adapted from Solitary Poppy by Andy Beecroft under CC BY-SA 2.0.

[Latest update: Apr. 2024]

Where did baby name Bryndis come from in 1957?

Bryndís Schram, Miss Iceland 1957
Bryndís Schram

The unusual name Bryndis was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. baby name data in 1957:

  • 1959: unlisted
  • 1958: unlisted
  • 1957: 5 baby girls named Bryndis [debut]
  • 1956: unlisted
  • 1955: unlisted

Where did it come from?

Icelandic beauty queen Bryndís (pronounced BRIHN-dees) Schram.

A month after being crowned Miss Iceland in June of 1957, Bryndís traveled to Long Beach, California, to compete in the Miss Universe contest.

She didn’t win the title — she didn’t even place in the top 15 — but her name was mentioned in the U.S. newspapers, and this was enough to influence a handful of expectant parents to name their baby girls Bryndis. (It even gave the Brenda-variant Brynda a small boost that year.)

The Icelandic name Bryndís can be traced back to a pair of Old Norse words meaning “armor” and “goddess.”

What are your thoughts on this name?

P.S. Bryndís Schram’s father Björgvin and brother Ellert were both notable Icelandic soccer players, incidentally.

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Image: Clipping from the Japanese-American newspaper Shin Nichi-bei (17 Jul. 1957)

[Latest update: Jul. 2024]