Brooklyn: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced BRUUK-luhn · 2 syllables

Brooklyn means “broken land; the New York borough”, from English.

From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”).

How popular is Brooklyn?

Brooklyn was the #118 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,337 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 59% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Brooklyn in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Brooklyn are older than 22; most are between 18 and 33. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Brooklyn means “broken land; the New York borough”. It comes from English.

Brooklyn is pronounced BRUUK-luhn.

Brooklyn was the #118 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,337 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 59% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Brooklyn are older than 22. Most are between 18 and 33.