Is Brooklyn a boy or girl name?
Brooklyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,487 girls and 62 boys were named Brooklyn, so 97.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.5% of the 124,665 US babies named Brooklyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,282
- Girl rank, 2024
- #108
- Babies named Brooklyn since 1972
- 124,665
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 7,257 babies
Boys and girls named Brooklyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 147 | 96.7% |
| 1980s | 31 | 898 | 96.7% |
| 1990s | 139 | 8,487 | 98.4% |
| 2000s | 645 | 36,866 | 98.3% |
| 2010s | 708 | 60,325 | 98.8% |
| 2020s | 290 | 16,124 | 98.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62 | #2,282 | 2,487 | #108 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,246 | 2,859 | #84 |
| 2022 | 53 | #2,564 | 3,211 | #72 |
| 2021 | 52 | #2,529 | 3,540 | #63 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,266 | 4,027 | #54 |
| 2019 | 95 | #1,680 | 4,312 | #52 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,172 | 4,652 | #47 |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,004 | 5,211 | #39 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,069 | 5,970 | #34 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,115 | 6,331 | #31 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2,066 | 6,841 | #26 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,568 | 6,906 | #28 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,136 | 6,795 | #29 |
| 2011 | 79 | #1,811 | 7,178 | #21 |
| 2010 | 87 | #1,742 | 6,129 | #34 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,409 | 5,676 | #37 |
| 2008 | 101 | #1,574 | 5,315 | #48 |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,743 | 4,887 | #57 |
| 2006 | 75 | #1,827 | 4,719 | #66 |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,776 | 4,132 | #78 |
| 2004 | 76 | #1,689 | 3,267 | #101 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,396 | 2,924 | #118 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,344 | 2,210 | #152 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,145 | 1,905 | #172 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,748 | 1,831 | #177 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,041 | 1,689 | #182 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,441 | 1,558 | #200 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,755 | 1,328 | #227 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,845 | 1,009 | #286 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,882 | 774 | #341 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,766 | 658 | #385 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,876 | 541 | #467 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,709 | 426 | #553 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,137 | 294 | #716 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,270 | 210 | #911 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,299 | 164 | #1,043 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,113 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,193 | 100 | #1,365 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,023 | 90 | #1,422 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,653 | 74 | #1,605 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,605 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,476 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,089 | 71 | #1,622 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,831 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,983 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,168 | 45 | #2,189 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,635 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,009 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,248 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,890 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,320 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,747 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,371 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brooklyn reached #1,409 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #21 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brooklyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.