Brooklyn

Origin: Dutch; English — Named for the New York borough, which Dutch settlers named after Breukelen (marshland); also read as brook + -lyn

Girl's name · #118 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Brooklyn's best rank, #21, came in 2011; it has stepped well back to #118 today. Roughly 125,000 girls have been named Brooklyn since 1972.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#155 in New Zealand (2025) · #297 in N. Ireland (2025) · #441 in Scotland (2025) · #932 in Ireland (2025) · #955 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,495 in France (2025) · #130 in Canada (2024).

Famous Brooklyns

Brooklyn Decker — American model and actress
Brooklyn Sudano — American actor
Brooklyn McDougall — Canadian long track speed skater
Brooklyn Douthwright — Canadian swimmer
Brooklyn Moors — Canadian artistic gymnast

What Brooklyns become

Among 81 notable people named Brooklyn:

Sports figures appear 2.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brooklyn McDougall, Canadian long track speed skater.

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Brooklyn is Blake for a boy.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Brooklynn (#488), Brooklyn would rank around #87 with about 2,900 births last year — the newborns split about 79/21 between Brooklyn and Brooklynn.

Similar names: Brooklynn · Skylar · Brooke · Peyton · Jocelyn · Aubrey

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