girl's name
Brooklynn
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 41,650
the United States
#488
2025 births
Brooklynn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 608 babies in the United States, ranking #488. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Brooklynn is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2011, when 2,412 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,453 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Brooklynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 36 |
| 1980s | 205 |
| 1990s | 2,387 |
| 2000s | 11,510 |
| 2010s | 18,836 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5,189 |
How popular is Brooklynn?
In 2025, Brooklynn was given to 608 babies in the United States, ranking #488 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Brooklynn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Brooklynn is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Brook-Lynn | Brook-Lynn is Brooklynn written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in Canada. | 120 |
Names that peaked alongside Brooklynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brooklynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brooklynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brooklynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brooklynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brooklynn
How popular is the name Brooklynn?
In 2025, Brooklynn was given to 608 babies in the United States, ranking #488 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Brooklynn a girl's or a boy's name?
Brooklynn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Brooklynn most popular?
Brooklynn peaked in 2011, when 2,412 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Brooklynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brooklynn currently ranks #488 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.