Brooklin
Brooklin was the 8967th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1647th with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,031 places. More babies were named Brooklin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brooklyn) Brooklyn, New York (from Dutch Breukelen) · Dutch, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #8,967 girls, down 3,266 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,042babies recorded
What does the name Brooklin mean?
Brooklin is a spelling of Brooklyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Brooklyn's meaning and origin.
Brooklyn is the name of the New York City borough, which the Dutch settlers named after the town of Breukelen near Utrecht. Wiktionary derives the Dutch name from broek, 'marsh, wetland', so the original sense is a marshy place. As a girl's name Brooklyn is a modern American choice from the place name; it also fits the pattern of blended names like Brook plus Lynn. The variant Brooklynn is also used.
Breukelen (Dutch, “town near Utrecht”)broek (Dutch, “marsh, wetland”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Brooklynn, Brooke, Brook, Brooklin.
See also: Germanic names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Brooklyn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Brooklyn', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Brooklin popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 2003.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,967 | 11 |
| 2020 | #5,701 | 21 |
| 2010 | #1,995 | 100 |
| 2000 | #1,777 | 98 |
| 1990 | #6,170 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brooklin, counting every spelling?
Brooklin is a spelling of Brooklyn, a name family that ranked #109 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,967 for Brooklin on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,943 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 2,300 | #118 | 14,426 |
| Brooklynn | 608 | #488 | 4,014 |
| Brooklynne | 14 | #7,561 | 112 |
| Brooklin | 11 | #8,967 | 65 |
| Brooklyne | 10 | #9,570 | 31 |
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 Brooklin?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brooklin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brooklin 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brooklin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brooklin?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Brooklin are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 15 and 25. That makes Brooklin mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brooklin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brooklin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brooklin
What does Brooklin mean?
Brooklin is a spelling of Brooklyn, which means “Brooklyn, New York (from Dutch Breukelen)” (Dutch, American English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Brooklin?
Brooklin was the 8967th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1647th with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,031 places. More babies were named Brooklin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Brooklin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brooklin in the US.