#1082024 rank
2011peak year
122,847babies named Brooklyn since 1880
▼ 42%5-year trend
Brooklyn popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Brooklyn mean?
From the New York borough, from the Dutch Breukelen, likely 'broken land' or 'marshland'. It spread as a girl's name in the 1990s and stayed a trend staple.
OriginDutch
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
Names like Brooklyn
Same era, same vibe — if you like Brooklyn, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Brooklyns
Spellings & variants
BrooklynnBrookelyn
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