Brooklyn
Girl and boy name
Brooklyn meaning
wetland, marsh
Brooklyn at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,280 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #108 in 2024
Brooklyn popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1990 | #8,115 | 5 |
| 2000 | #2,736 | 33 |
| 2009 | #1,409 | 120 |
| 2010 | #1,739 | 87 |
| 2020 | #2,260 | 60 |
| 2024 | #2,280 | 62 |
All 41 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1982 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1985 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1986 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1987 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1989 | #6,227 | 7 |
| 1990 | #8,115 | 5 |
| 1991 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1992 | #5,659 | 9 |
| 1993 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1994 | #3,750 | 17 |
| 1995 | #3,854 | 16 |
| 1996 | #3,830 | 17 |
| 1997 | #3,738 | 18 |
| 1998 | #4,412 | 15 |
| 1999 | #3,031 | 27 |
| 2000 | #2,736 | 33 |
| 2001 | #4,120 | 19 |
| 2002 | #4,322 | 18 |
| 2003 | #2,392 | 44 |
| 2004 | #1,687 | 76 |
| 2005 | #1,772 | 74 |
| 2006 | #1,823 | 75 |
| 2007 | #1,740 | 85 |
| 2008 | #1,571 | 101 |
| 2009 | #1,409 | 120 |
| 2010 | #1,739 | 87 |
| 2011 | #1,811 | 79 |
| 2012 | #2,132 | 63 |
| 2013 | #2,562 | 47 |
| 2014 | #2,063 | 68 |
| 2015 | #2,111 | 66 |
| 2016 | #2,066 | 68 |
| 2017 | #2,003 | 71 |
| 2018 | #2,166 | 64 |
| 2019 | #1,678 | 95 |
| 2020 | #2,260 | 60 |
| 2021 | #2,523 | 52 |
| 2022 | #2,560 | 53 |
| 2023 | #2,243 | 63 |
| 2024 | #2,280 | 62 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #7,291 | 6 |
| 1980 | #1,981 | 53 |
| 1990 | #911 | 210 |
| 2000 | #176 | 1,831 |
| 2010 | #34 | 6,129 |
| 2011 | #21 | 7,178 |
| 2020 | #54 | 4,027 |
| 2024 | #108 | 2,487 |
All 53 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | #7,291 | 6 |
| 1973 | #6,667 | 7 |
| 1974 | #6,259 | 8 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 |
| 1976 | #5,216 | 11 |
| 1977 | #3,002 | 26 |
| 1978 | #2,628 | 32 |
| 1979 | #2,187 | 45 |
| 1980 | #1,981 | 53 |
| 1981 | #1,830 | 60 |
| 1982 | #1,621 | 71 |
| 1983 | #1,475 | 78 |
| 1984 | #1,604 | 69 |
| 1985 | #1,604 | 74 |
| 1986 | #1,420 | 90 |
| 1987 | #1,363 | 100 |
| 1988 | #1,113 | 139 |
| 1989 | #1,042 | 164 |
| 1990 | #911 | 210 |
| 1991 | #716 | 294 |
| 1992 | #553 | 426 |
| 1993 | #467 | 541 |
| 1994 | #385 | 658 |
| 1995 | #340 | 774 |
| 1996 | #286 | 1,009 |
| 1997 | #227 | 1,328 |
| 1998 | #200 | 1,558 |
| 1999 | #182 | 1,689 |
| 2000 | #176 | 1,831 |
| 2001 | #172 | 1,905 |
| 2002 | #152 | 2,210 |
| 2003 | #118 | 2,924 |
| 2004 | #101 | 3,267 |
| 2005 | #78 | 4,132 |
| 2006 | #66 | 4,719 |
| 2007 | #57 | 4,887 |
| 2008 | #48 | 5,315 |
| 2009 | #37 | 5,676 |
| 2010 | #34 | 6,129 |
| 2011 | #21 | 7,178 |
| 2012 | #29 | 6,795 |
| 2013 | #28 | 6,906 |
| 2014 | #26 | 6,841 |
| 2015 | #31 | 6,331 |
| 2016 | #34 | 5,970 |
| 2017 | #39 | 5,211 |
| 2018 | #47 | 4,652 |
| 2019 | #52 | 4,312 |
| 2020 | #54 | 4,027 |
| 2021 | #63 | 3,540 |
| 2022 | #72 | 3,211 |
| 2023 | #84 | 2,859 |
| 2024 | #108 | 2,487 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Brooklyn” (revision 92412264), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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