Brooklynn: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern spelling of Brooklyn”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- BRUUK-lin · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Modern elaborated spelling of Brooklyn, taken from the New York place name. Brooklyn ultimately comes from Dutch Breukelen, but Brooklynn as a given name is a recent American formation.
How popular is Brooklynn?
Babies named Brooklynn in 2024665
2024 rank#468 girls
Peak year2011
Total US babies since 188037,543
Brooklynn is fading: recent use is about 45% of its level ten years before.
Names like Brooklynn
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Brooklynbrook land · English
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
Brooklynn questions
What does the name Brooklynn mean?
Brooklynn means "modern spelling of Brooklyn". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern elaborated spelling of Brooklyn, taken from the New York place name. Brooklyn ultimately comes from Dutch Breukelen, but Brooklynn as a given name is a recent American formation.
Is Brooklynn a boy or girl name?
Brooklynn is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Brooklynn?
665 US babies were named Brooklynn in 2024. Its peak year was 2011.
How do you pronounce Brooklynn?
Brooklynn is usually pronounced BRUUK-lin.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.