Mostly boys
Elijah
Hebrew
“Yahweh is God”
Mostly girls · Place-name from Dutch
Brooklyn
“marshland”
Say it BROOK-linPronunciation may vary by region.
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A little maybe, saved for later.
The story behind the name
Meet Brooklyn.
Brooks would be an on-trend alternative for a baby boy.
Extreme makeover: Brooklyn has gone from jokey Borough Boy name in the 1990s to a leading girls' name starting with B. The status of New York's Brooklyn as hipster heaven is ironic as few bona fide Brooklyn hipsters would choose this name.
Theoretically unisex, Brooklyn is now 98 percent female, while variations Brooklynn and Brooklynne are all girl.
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A little perspective
How popular is Brooklyn?
Girls · 2025#1182,300 recorded births
Boys · 2025#3,19237 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 3,192 | 37 |
| 2025 | Girls | 118 | 2,300 |
| 2024 | Boys | 2,291 | 62 |
| 2024 | Girls | 107 | 2,500 |
| 2023 | Boys | 2,246 | 63 |
| 2023 | Girls | 84 | 2,865 |
| 2022 | Boys | 2,567 | 53 |
| 2022 | Girls | 72 | 3,216 |
| 2021 | Boys | 2,529 | 52 |
| 2021 | Girls | 63 | 3,545 |
| 2020 | Boys | 2,240 | 61 |
| 2020 | Girls | 54 | 4,032 |
| 2019 | Boys | 1,680 | 95 |
| 2019 | Girls | 52 | 4,316 |
| 2018 | Boys | 2,173 | 64 |
| 2018 | Girls | 47 | 4,652 |
| 2017 | Boys | 2,004 | 71 |
| 2017 | Girls | 39 | 5,213 |
| 2016 | Boys | 2,069 | 68 |
| 2016 | Girls | 34 | 5,971 |
| 2015 | Boys | 2,088 | 67 |
| 2015 | Girls | 31 | 6,333 |
| 2014 | Boys | 2,066 | 68 |
| 2014 | Girls | 26 | 6,842 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
A few ways to make it theirs.
Nicknames
No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.
Variations & related forms
BrookelynBrookelynnBrooklenBrooklinBrooklinnBrooklyneBrooklynnBrooklynne
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