Girl & boy name
Brooklyn
As of 2025, Brooklyn ranks #118 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 2,300 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #54 five years ago, #118 now. SSA records for Brooklyn go back to 1972; the peak came in 2011 at #21, with 7,178 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Mississippi, where it ranks #49 among girl names.
Rankings
Brooklyn popularity, 1880–2025
Where Brooklyn is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Brooklyn in the most recent year of SSA data.
Brooklyn as a boy name
Brooklyn holds the #3181 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 37 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #2235 in 2020 to #3181 today. Its strongest year on record was 2009 (#1409 nationally, 120 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1979. The name's biggest fan base is in California (#1687 there in 2025).