girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Brooklynn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #488 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brooklyn.

Rank 2025
#488
among girls · ↓19 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
608
named Brooklynn · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,644
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
2,412 babies
All-time total
38,163
#714 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Brooklynn popularity over time

38,163 babies have been named Brooklynn since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 36 – 36 4 – #4,439
1980s 205 – 205 21 +469% #2,446
1990s 2,387 – 2,387 239 +1064% #514
2000s 11,489 21 11,510 1,151 +382% #162
2010s 18,831 5 18,836 1,884 +64% #129
2020s (to 2025) 5,184 5 5,189 865 -54% #262

Where Brooklynn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 551 0.34 outside top 500
2027 506 0.32 outside top 500
2028 471 0.29 outside top 500
2029 444 0.28 outside top 500
2030 421 0.26 outside top 500

Where Brooklynn is most popular

Girls named Brooklynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.495 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Delaware, and Montana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Brooklynn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 83 1.77 +259%
Delaware 15 1.32 +167%
Montana 16 1.18 +139%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +137%
Alabama 106 1.13 +128%
Missouri 135 1.12 +126%
Louisiana 97 1.11 +124%
West Virginia 27 1.03 +108%
Nebraska 37 1.03 +108%
Idaho 32 0.956 +93%
South Carolina 84 0.934 +89%
Georgia 210 0.924 +87%
Indiana 129 0.919 +86%
Ohio 202 0.851 +72%
Wisconsin 83 0.806 +63%
Michigan 145 0.796 +61%
Tennessee 124 0.783 +58%
North Carolina 177 0.777 +57%
Oregon 50 0.768 +55%
Oklahoma 56 0.761 +54%
New Mexico 18 0.740 +50%
Kentucky 61 0.713 +44%
Alaska 6 0.697 +41%
Pennsylvania 156 0.660 +33%
New Hampshire 12 0.650 +31%
Nevada 30 0.646 +31%
Illinois 145 0.633 +28%
Maryland 67 0.632 +28%
Kansas 35 0.607 +23%
Minnesota 65 0.602 +22%
Colorado 64 0.573 +16%
Washington 82 0.568 +15%
Arkansas 29 0.549 +11%
Iowa 32 0.548 +11%
Virginia 88 0.516 ≈ national
Arizona 69 0.492 ≈ national
Texas 372 0.463 -7%
Florida 194 0.453 -8%
Utah 33 0.397 -20%
Connecticut 23 0.395 -20%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -23%
California 304 0.362 -27%
Massachusetts 41 0.339 -31%
Maine 5 0.323 -35%
New Jersey 52 0.288 -42%
New York 104 0.263 -47%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brooklynn

Brooklynn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #488 in 2025 with 608 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 38,163 American babies have been named Brooklynn. Its peak came in 2011, when 2,412 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brooklynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brooklynn?

The median living Brooklynn is about 13 years old; half are between 9 and 18. An estimated 38 thousand people named Brooklynn are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brooklynn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 608 #488 – –
2024 665 #469 – –
2023 829 #371 – –
2022 876 #362 – –
2021 1,036 #312 5 #12,436
2020 1,170 #262 – –
2019 1,261 #264 5 #12,443
2018 1,426 #220 – –
2017 1,429 #215 – –
2016 1,658 #198 – –
2015 1,896 #169 – –
2014 2,065 #157 – –
2013 2,164 #142 – –
2012 2,329 #138 – –
2011 2,412 #129 – –
2010 2,191 #142 – –
2009 1,968 #162 – –
2008 1,829 #183 7 #10,008
2007 1,742 #193 – –
2006 1,437 #237 6 #10,850
2005 1,201 #274 – –
2004 921 #346 8 #8,240
2003 748 #406 – –
2002 618 #462 – –
2001 515 #519 – –
2000 510 #517 – –
1995 209 #905 – –
1990 41 #2,806 – –
1985 16 #4,652 – –
1980 18 #4,166 – –
1975 8 #6,563 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brooklynn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brooklynn?

The median living Brooklynn is about 13 years old. Half of all living Brooklynns are between 9 and 18 years old.

How many people named Brooklynn are alive today?

An estimated 38 thousand people named Brooklynn are alive in the United States, based on 38,163 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brooklynn mean?

A female given name transferred from the place name, variant of Brooklyn.

How popular is the name Brooklynn in 2025?

Brooklynn ranked #488 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 608 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brooklynn?

38,163 babies have been named Brooklynn in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brooklynn most popular?

Brooklynn peaked in 2011, when 2,412 newborns received the name.

Is Brooklynn a boy or girl name?

Brooklynn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brooklynn rising or falling?

Brooklynn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brooklynn become more popular?

Brooklynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 421 girls named Brooklynn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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