Girl name · Dutch
Brooklyn
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: from Brooklyn, New York, from Dutch broken land or marsh landBrooklyn is a girl's name that is of Dutch origin: from Brooklyn, New York, from Dutch broken land or marsh land. It is used in English.
- Meaning
- From Brooklyn, New York, from Dutch broken land or marsh land
- Origin
- Dutch
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #118 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Brooklyn
As a girl's name, Brooklyn is of Dutch origin: from Brooklyn, New York, from Dutch broken land or marsh land. It is used in English.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
How popular is Brooklyn?
- US rank in 2025
- #118
- 2,300 babies, 1,431 per million girls
- Best rank
- #21 in 2011
- 7,178 babies that year
- Babies since 1972
- At least 125,197
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 per million |
| 1900s | 0 per million |
| 1910s | 0 per million |
| 1920s | 0 per million |
| 1930s | 0 per million |
| 1940s | 0 per million |
| 1950s | 0 per million |
| 1960s | 0 per million |
| 1970s | 10 per million |
| 1980s | 52 per million |
| 1990s | 471 per million |
| 2000s | 1,995 per million |
| 2010s | 3,447 per million |
| 2020s | 1,897 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #34 | #39 | #47 | #52 | #54 | #63 | #72 | #84 | #107 | #118 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names with a similar meaning
- LambertBright land (Germanic, boy)
- RolandFamous land (Germanic, boy)
- KeirThicket, marsh (Scots, boy)
- KerrThicket, marsh (Scots, boy)
- LachlanFrom Lochlann, land of the Norsemen (Scottish Gaelic, boy)
- NovaNew, a new star (Latin, girl)
- TyroneLand of Eoghan (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- XavierNew house (Basque, boy)
- ArataFresh, new (depends on kanji) (Japanese, boy)
- DagnyNew day (Old Norse, girl)
- EardwulfLand and wolf (Old English, boy)
- Francisco JavierFrenchman, new house (Latin and Basque, boy)
- GudnyGod and new (Old Norse, girl)
- HodeshNew moon, month (Hebrew, girl)
- İlkayNew moon (Turkish, unisex)
Middle names for Brooklyn
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from Dutch
- LieveDear, beloved (Dutch, girl)
- LindeLinden tree (Dutch, girl)
- MerelA blackbird (Dutch, girl)
- SkylarVariant of Skyler, from a Dutch surname meaning scholar (Dutch, girl)
- SkylerA scholar (Dutch, unisex)
- SterreA star (Dutch, girl)
Brooklyn: common questions
What does the name Brooklyn mean?
Brooklyn is of Dutch origin: from Brooklyn, New York, from Dutch broken land or marsh land. Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Brooklyn a boy or girl name?
Brooklyn is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 2,300 girls and 37 boys in the US were named Brooklyn, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Brooklyn come from?
Brooklyn is of Dutch origin: from Brooklyn, New York, from Dutch broken land or marsh land. Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Brooklyn?
Brooklyn ranked #118 in the US in 2025, with 2,300 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What middle names go with Brooklyn?
Middle names that flow well with Brooklyn include Gemma, Ivy, Joan, Lynn and Poppy. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.