Brooklyn Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Brooklyn

Brooklyn Name Origin: English
Pronunciation: brook-lin
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Brooklyn Name Meaning

Big city style meets suburban versatility with Brooklyn. From the Dutch Breukelen, Brooklyn is the name of a borough in New York City that has taken the girl baby name charts by storm.

A unisex moniker with worldwide appeal due to her Big Apple origins, Brooklyn is similar in feel to Aspen and Austin. She’s chic and modern with her metropolitan glam yet right at home on a Midwest cheer squad as well. A revival of former darling Brooke, Brooklyn has the trendy -lyn ending that’s popping up left and right with Adelyn, Madelyn, and Jocelyn. Unlike the others however, Brooklyn may avoid the stigma of being a one-hit wonder thanks to her place name roots.

Brooklyn is a name with a lot of heart, similar to the borough bearing her name. She’s joyful and free, the first to dance at a party or celebrate a win. She’s never shy, always eager to meet a new friend or two in her adventures. She ages well and just may be an old-time classic like Amelia or Adeline someday.

Brooklyn has a few alternative spellings like Brooklynn and Brookelynn, though the original version is much more common. She has the nickname of Brook/Brooke or Lyn but can easily go by her full name if she wishes. Names similar to Brooklyn include Addison, Raleigh, and Savannah.

Brooklyn Name Popularity

How popular is the name Brooklyn? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	—	0	0%
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1980	2,058	16	0.0011%
1981	2,280	12	0.0008%
1982	1,788	23	0.0015%
1983	1,550	31	0.0021%
1984	1,696	25	0.0017%
1985	2,045	17	0.0011%
1986	1,600	33	0.0022%
1987	1,392	48	0.0031%
1988	1,126	87	0.0056%
1989	992	126	0.0078%
1990	884	171	0.0103%
1991	705	255	0.0156%
1992	539	392	0.0246%
1993	462	502	0.0322%
1994	385	620	0.0404%
1995	338	747	0.0496%
1996	284	988	0.066%
1997	226	1,305	0.0882%
1998	200	1,536	0.1026%
1999	184	1,670	0.1115%
2000	178	1,800	0.1178%
2001	172	1,887	0.1252%
2002	152	2,197	0.1466%
2003	118	2,914	0.1915%
2004	101	3,250	0.2132%
2005	78	4,122	0.2696%
2006	67	4,703	0.3004%
2007	57	4,874	0.3089%
2008	48	5,306	0.3433%
2009	37	5,664	0.379%
2010	34	6,120	0.4247%
2011	21	7,164	0.5028%
2012	29	6,785	0.4761%
2013	28	6,886	0.4836%
2014	26	6,809	0.4673%
2015	31	6,302	0.4331%
2016	34	5,942	0.4121%
2017	39	5,168	0.3703%
2018	47	4,611	0.3356%
2019	52	4,270	0.3154%
2020	54	3,918	0.3078%
2021	61	3,368	0.2755%
2022	72	3,183	0.2413%

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Names Like Brooklyn

If you like Brooklyn, you’ll love these other names like Brooklyn.

What names are diminutives of Brooklyn?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Brooklyn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Brooklyn, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Brook	Water, small stream	German
Brooke	Small stream	English

What names are variants of Brooklyn?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Brooklyn.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Brooklynn	Broken land	English
Brooklynne	Water, small stream	German

What names sound like Brooklyn?

If you like how Brooklyn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Brooklyn.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Breelyn	Noble; exalted	English
Brookelle	Water, small stream	German

What names are similar to Brooklyn?

Find a name that’s like Brooklyn, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Alexa	Defender of man	Greek
Ava	To live	Latin
Avery	Elf counsel	English
Charlotte	Free man	French
Gemma	Precious stone	Italian
Harper	Harp Player	English
London	From the great river	English
Madison	Son of Maud	English

Paris	Of unknown meaning	Greek
Presley	Priest clearing	English

Lists With Brooklyn

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Brooklyn.

Siblings of Brooklyn

Mamas with kids named Brooklyn also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Justice	Justice	English
George	Farmer	Greek
Jordan	To descend	Hebrew
Aidan	Little fire	Irish
Brielle	God is my strength	French
Waylon	Land by the road	English
Brandon	Broom hill	English
Cassidy	Curly haired	Irish
Cammie	Helper to the priest	Latin
Malakai	My messenger	Hebrew

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28 Comments

Rachel Mar 15 at 7:06 pm

My husband and I have both always loved the name. It was an easy decision for us to pick her name.

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- brooklyn Apr 3 at 1:00 pm
  
  i think your my mom i was lost at birth and her name was rachel aswell
  
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Kendra Mar 15 at 2:14 pm

My husband and I just liked the name to go along with her middle name, Rae, which is a family name on both sides of the family! The only downside to the name is that it’s very popular but it wasn’t a big enough con to make us change our minds and it definitely fits our sweet and a little sassy girls personality! 🙂

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Jessica Aug 26 at 7:39 pm

Walking into the hospital I didn’t even know what her name would be. We couldn’t pick one we loved. After her birth we waited 24 hours before we thought of it. He is from New York, Brook is from a show we watched together while we dated and when I found out the gender I wanted to be surprised but my sister said Brooklyn would be a good name if it was a girl. First name that anyone suggested to us.

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- broklin hamper Jan 30 at 2:03 pm
  
  my child died. i was trying to name her as brooklyn just like me but she died. half way through birth
  
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Brooklyn Jade Nov 12 at 5:31 pm

Not very rare but i love the name its just very common and it stands out, i fell like it goes with every last name tbh:)

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- mikeal Jan 30 at 2:01 pm
  
  so rare i love my name like im js thtr ray of shineshune
  
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Carly Oct 12 at 8:14 pm

How sweet are you, just a ray a sunshine.

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- billy broklyn Jan 30 at 1:56 pm
  
  thanks you bbg youre and ray a shit hell too
  
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Chloe Sep 24 at 8:26 am

It started out as a joke if she were to born on 9/9 because we had been watching the show, Brooklyn Nine Nine. She was born weeks later and we still liked the name!

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- brooklyn hamper Jan 30 at 1:58 pm
  
  i like 9/11 TOO!!!!!!
  yessss go twiny bear
  
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Carly Mar 19 at 10:34 am

My husband’s grandmother, who raised him, is from Brooklyn NY so we chose this name to honor her. We only ever get compliments about what a cute, cool name it is! Our daughter is very spunky and adorable so it fits her quite well. We call her Brookie for short.

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- Brooklyn Dec 18 at 12:16 am
  
  Another nickname you can call her is Brookie-cookie
  
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Tamara Aug 3 at 12:46 pm

Love the name Brooklyn

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Ashley Apr 27 at 10:55 am

My 15 year old daughter picked it

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Jackie Mar 25 at 10:55 am

We came up with her name to match brandons

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Brie Jan 16 at 10:32 am

this was the first name I saw in a baby book the night we found out she was a girl – I opened right to that page and it just stuck with me <3

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- Brooklyn Davidson Jun 17 at 10:54 am
  
  Why do people spell Brooklyn wrong.
  
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  - Brooklyn Anderson Oct 30 at 10:52 am
    
    I know right it is so annoying
    
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    - broklin Jan 30 at 1:59 pm
      
      i know! so annoying like get it right!
      
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Sara lyon Jan 13 at 12:16 pm

I chose Brooklyn because I think that name is so precious , and it reminds me of the Brooklyn bridge in New York. I’ve never been there before but the pictures are so pretty! And it goes beautifully with her middle name Grace. And her daddy just fell in love with her name. ?

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Ashley Nov 1 at 1:31 pm

My daughter and husband chose the name Brooklyn, and given that New York City is one of my husband and I’s favorite cities, we found it fitting.

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- Brooklyn. Oct 8 at 2:51 pm
  
  I think the person who did the work should name the child. Just sayin’.
  
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  - robby Apr 3 at 9:56 am
    
    i think you should stfu
    
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Terrell Kemp Aug 16 at 11:14 am

I chose the name Brooklyn cause my fiance is from Brooklyn, New York and i have always loved the name she is my only girl so i had her name picked out just in case i was having a girl.

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Drea Aug 6 at 1:08 pm

Her daddy cape up with the name because he has family in Brooklyn ny. And that is really the only girl name we both could agree on. I love that it just fits to my child and also i love calling her brookie or brook, so she has many names lol! This is my rainbow baby after 12 years difference from her older sister Jada and i love their bond n my girls ?

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JoAnn Jul 9 at 10:25 am

My mother in law and I were looking at lists of baby names and if our baby was a boy his name would of been Noah Michael and if our baby was a girl her name would be Brooklyn Eva Dawn. When we found out we were having a girl then we are like so happy. I wish I could have another baby but I can’t because I got my tubes tied.

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Bri Jun 8 at 4:16 pm

We didn’t have a name picked out, and didn’t know the gender until birth (we had 2 sons already). Our (surprise!) daughter was born on the 1 year anniversary of my husband’s best friend/brother-in-laws tragic death, and it was apparent this was a sign from God that he can take tears and turn them into a blessing of joy. We had a few names we had been deciding on, and after our daughter’s birth, we reviewed the names and the meanings of the names. When I looked up Brooklyn, which means “a beautiful pool of tears,” we knew this was the one. We choose her middle name, Rae, because we also see her given to us as our little “Rae” of sunshine, hope, and fulfilled promises!

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