Given name
Brooklynn
“from the running stream”
Brooklynn is a variant of Brook. One English interpretation is “from the running stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brooklynn is a variant of Brook. One English interpretation is “from the running stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brooklynn is a variant of Brook. An origin associated with Brook is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brooklynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38,163
- 31 boys · 38,132 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 2,412 babies
- 2025
- 608
- #488 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 608 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 488 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,412 in 2011. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (61). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 27,660 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brooklynn’s family of names
In English usage, Brooklynn has a related form in Brooklyn. Brooklynn has a related form in Brook.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Brooklynn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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