Brooklyn
M FBrooklyn is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 124,665 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 122,847 as girls and 1,818 as boys. Brooklyn gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2011 and has since declined in popularity.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,549 |
| 2023 | 2,922 |
| 2022 | 3,264 |
| 2021 | 3,592 |
| 2020 | 4,087 |
| 2019 | 4,407 |
| 2018 | 4,716 |
| 2017 | 5,282 |
| 2016 | 6,038 |
| 2015 | 6,397 |
| 2014 | 6,909 |
| 2013 | 6,953 |
| 2012 | 6,858 |
| 2011 | 7,257 |
| 2010 | 6,216 |
| 2009 | 5,796 |
| 2008 | 5,416 |
| 2007 | 4,972 |
| 2006 | 4,794 |
| 2005 | 4,206 |
| 2004 | 3,343 |
| 2003 | 2,968 |
| 2002 | 2,228 |
| 2001 | 1,924 |
| 2000 | 1,864 |
| 1999 | 1,716 |
| 1998 | 1,573 |
| 1997 | 1,346 |
| 1996 | 1,026 |
| 1995 | 790 |
| 1994 | 675 |
| 1993 | 546 |
| 1992 | 435 |
| 1991 | 304 |
| 1990 | 215 |
| 1989 | 171 |
| 1988 | 139 |
| 1987 | 106 |
| 1986 | 96 |
| 1985 | 79 |
| 1984 | 69 |
| 1983 | 78 |
| 1982 | 78 |
| 1981 | 60 |
| 1980 | 53 |
| 1979 | 50 |
| 1978 | 32 |
| 1977 | 26 |
| 1976 | 11 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1972 | 6 |