Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Brooklyn

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
English
Small stream; bringing forth

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Place
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Brooklyn

Pronunciation

b-rookl-yn, bro(ok)-lyn

Famous People

Model/Actress Brooklyn Decker, Actress Brooklyn Sudano

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Donna Summer, Daughter of Tiki Barber, son of David and Victoria Beckham

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #1408, 120 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3181, 37 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #21, 7,158 births); most recent 2025 (rank #118, 2,300 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025372,300
2024622,487
2023632,859
2022533,211
2021523,540
2020604,027
2019954,312
2018644,652
2017715,211
2016685,970

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #227, 203 births); most recent 2025 (rank #746, 46 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #428, 103 births); most recent 2025 (rank #951, 37 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20254637
20246337
20235038
20226360
20216548
20208070
20198667
201812575
201714191
201614589

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #2005, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #1379, 27 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1941, 15 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023615
2022613
2021619
2020514
2019427
2018714
20171111
2016816
2015912
2014718

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #265, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #368, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202553
202454
202347
202235
202185
20205–
2019145
201877
20171411
201611–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #264, 17 births); most recent 2022 (rank #472, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #206, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
2025–7
2024––
2023–7
202263
2021713
2020613
2019318
2018914
2017179
20161416

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #167, 15 births); most recent 2024 (rank #339, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #209, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoysGirls
2025–5
202444
2023––
20226–
20216–
2020––
201964
20184–
201763
20165–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #15, 122 births); most recent 2023 (rank #53, 44 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023544
2022–43
2021–50
2020–56
2019–69
2018–62
2017–75
2016–72
2015–95
2014–81

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence