Brooklyn
From the New York borough, named by Dutch settlers after Breukelen, a town near Utrecht whose own name is thought to refer to marshy ground.
Brooklyn in 2025
Brooklyn was given to 2,337 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 284th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,419 babies born.
The history of Brooklyn
Brooklyn reached its highest point in 2011, when 7,257 babies were given the name, ranking 80th that year.
Across the 54 years of records since 1972, 127,055 babies have been named Brooklyn. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Brooklyn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Brooklyn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 152 | 3,183 |
| 1980s | 930 | 1,723 |
| 1990s | 8,627 | 381 |
| 2000s | 37,514 | 112 |
| 2010s | 61,046 | 80 |
| 2020s | 18,786 | 146 |
Where Brooklyn is heading
Brooklyn has fallen 63% over the past decade, from 6,400 babies in 2015 to 2,337 in 2025.
Names like Brooklyn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Brooklyn.