Brooklyn

#118 for girls in 2025, 2,300 births · #3,181 for boys in 2025, 37 births
Given to girls 98.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
2011 · 7,178 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
19 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
125,197
since 1972

Brooklyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #21, 2011girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1182,300#3,18137
2024#1072,500#2,28862
2023#842,865#2,24463
2022#723,216#2,56353
2021#633,545#2,52352
2020#544,032#2,23561
2019#524,316#1,67895
2018#474,652#2,16764
2017#395,213#2,00371
2016#345,971#2,06668
2015#316,333#2,08667
2014#266,842#2,06368
2013#286,906#2,56247
2012#296,796#2,13263
2011#217,178#1,81279
2010#346,130#1,73987
2009#375,677#1,409120
2008#485,317#1,571101
2007#574,887#1,74185
2006#664,719#1,82375
2005#784,132#1,77274
2004#1013,266#1,68776
2003#1182,925#2,39244
2002#1522,210#4,32218
2001#1721,905#4,12119
2000#1761,831#2,73633
1999#1821,689#3,03127
1998#2001,558#4,41315
1997#2271,328#3,73818
1996#2861,010#3,83017
1995#340774#3,85416
1994#385658#3,75117
1993#467541#8,7005
1992#553426#5,6609
1991#716294#5,09610
1990#911210#8,1175
1989#1,042164#5,6158
1988#1,113139—
1987#1,363100#6,0896
1986#1,42090#5,9266
1985#1,60474#6,5235
1984#1,60469—
1983#1,47578—
1982#1,62171#5,0037
1981#1,83060—
1980#1,98153—
1979#2,18745#6,0565
1978#2,62932—
1977#3,00226—
1976#5,21511—
1975#4,85412—
1974#6,2588—
1973#6,6667—
1972#7,2926—
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First appearance
1972

The first year at least five girls were named Brooklyn! It came in at #7,292, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1972–1974, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.

Where Brooklyn is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #393 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,287 girlsWAIdaho: #183 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 788 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 642 girlsNDMinnesota: #433 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsMNIllinois: #750 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,784 girlsILWisconsin: #499 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,870 girlsWIMichigan: #375 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,639 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,977 girlsIAIndiana: #178 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 947 girlsINOhio: #296 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsOHPennsylvania: #917 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,459 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,168 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 10,851 girlsCAUtah: #204 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 966 girlsUTColorado: #368 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,027 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #306 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,035 girlsMOKentucky: #123 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 570 girlsKYWest Virginia: #158 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 766 girlsWVVirginia: #585 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,407 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedNMKansas: #263 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsKSArkansas: #120 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 552 girlsARTennessee: #166 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 835 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #269 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #509 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,517 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #168 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 865 girlsOKLouisiana: #218 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsLAMississippi: #239 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsMSAlabama: #165 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 854 girlsALGeorgia: #325 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,130 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Brooklyn, so not publishedHITexas: #574 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 3,703 girlsTXFlorida: #831 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,769 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#120 · 1 in 552
  2. Kentucky#123 · 1 in 570
  3. West Virginia#158 · 1 in 766
  4. North Dakota#160 · 1 in 642
  5. Alabama#165 · 1 in 854

Best ever in a state: #3 in Wyoming, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#120211 in 552
Kentucky#123351 in 570
West Virginia#158111 in 766
North Dakota#16051 in 642
Alabama#165251 in 854
Tennessee#166351 in 835
Oklahoma#168191 in 865
Indiana#178351 in 947
Idaho#18371 in 788
Utah#204141 in 966
Louisiana#218201 in 1,156
Mississippi#239111 in 1,128
Kansas#26391 in 1,435
North Carolina#269221 in 1,745
Ohio#296321 in 2,064
Missouri#306151 in 2,035
Georgia#325191 in 2,130
Colorado#368101 in 2,027
Michigan#375211 in 2,639
Washington#393131 in 2,287
Iowa#42651 in 2,977
Minnesota#43381 in 3,235
Wisconsin#49971 in 3,870
South Carolina#50951 in 3,517
Texas#574371 in 3,703
Virginia#58581 in 4,407
Illinois#750131 in 5,784
Florida#831111 in 6,769
Pennsylvania#91771 in 9,459
California#1,168231 in 10,851
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Brooklyn
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 11 spots since 2024 (#107 → #118)
  • 64 spots since 2020 (#54 → #118)
  • 87 spots since 2015 (#31 → #118)
  • Biggest jump: 195 spots in 1991 (#911 → #716)
  • Biggest drop: 23 spots in 2024 (#84 → #107)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1972
  • Peaked 2011 at #21 (7,178 births)
  • Births halved by 2021, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 19 yrs · run 2005–2023
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 245
  • Highest: 1 in 245 girls born in 2011 were named Brooklyn (0.41%)
  • Latest: 1 in 699 girls born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 48.2% of all girls named Brooklyn (60,337) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s147#2,187 (1979)#4,763
1980s898#1,042 (1989)#1,505
1990s8,488#182 (1999)#427
2000s36,869#37 (2009)#101
2010s60,337#21 (2011)#34
2020s18,458#54 (2020)#83

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Brooklyn in 1993

girls
#467
541 births · 1 in 3,344 girls
boys
#8,700
5 births · 1 in 392,266 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #467Brooklyn541

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #8,700Brooklyn5
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 3,344 of them was named Brooklyn, which outranked 97.0% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brooklyn
  1. #462Sheila543
  2. #465Destinee542
  3. #465Kourtney542
  4. #467Brooklyn541
  5. #467Imani541
  6. #469Desirae540
  7. #469Natalia540
  8. #471Iris539

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 392,266 of them was named Brooklyn, which outranked 14.5% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brooklyn
  1. #7,638Zeev6
  2. #7,638Zerick6
  3. #7,638Ziv6
  4. #8,700Brooklyn5
  5. #8,700Abdon5
  6. #8,700Abdoulaye5
  7. #8,700Abdullahi5

Tied with 1,470 names at #8,700; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993 →