Brecklyn
Brecklyn was the 4897th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 3143rd; the most babies were born in 2015 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,713 places. More babies were named Brecklyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,897 girls, down 1,270 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201552 babies
- Total since 1880
- 767babies recorded
Brecklyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,897 | 27 |
| 2020 | #3,627 | 41 |
| 2010 | #4,760 | 30 |
| 2000 | #11,977 | 7 |
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How popular is Brecklyn, counting every spelling?
Brecklyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 45 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brecklyn | 27 | #4,897 | 152 |
| Brecklynn | 18 | #6,365 | 82 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brecklyn?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brecklyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brecklyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brecklyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brecklyn?
About 800 people born in the US named Brecklyn are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Brecklyn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brecklyn by state
How common Brecklyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brecklyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brecklyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brecklyn
How popular is the name Brecklyn?
Brecklyn was the 4897th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 3143rd; the most babies were born in 2015 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,713 places. More babies were named Brecklyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brecklyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brecklyn in the US.
Where is Brecklyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brecklyn was most common in Missouri (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.