Brooklynn
A respelling of Brooklyn, the New York borough, named by Dutch settlers after Breukelen, a town near Utrecht whose own name refers to marshland.
Brooklynn in 2025
Brooklynn was given to 608 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,001st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,453 babies born.
The history of Brooklynn
Brooklynn reached its highest point in 2011, when 2,412 babies were given the name, ranking 293rd that year.
Across the 51 years of records since 1975, 38,163 babies have been named Brooklynn. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Brooklynn by decade
| Decade | Babies named Brooklynn | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36 | 6,842 |
| 1980s | 205 | 3,953 |
| 1990s | 2,387 | 973 |
| 2000s | 11,510 | 362 |
| 2010s | 18,836 | 293 |
| 2020s | 5,189 | 566 |
Where Brooklynn is heading
Brooklynn has fallen 68% over the past decade, from 1,896 babies in 2015 to 608 in 2025.
Names like Brooklynn
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Brooklynn.