Declining since 2008, #8,860 for girls today.
Popularity of Brooklin since 1985
Babies named Brooklin per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 350 |
| 2000s | 964 |
| 2010s | 607 |
| 2020s | 86 |
Meaning & origin
Brooklin first entered the U.S. baby name charts in 1985 as a variant spelling of the more common Brooklyn. Its popularity grew through the 1990s and 2000s, reaching a peak in 2007, after which it began a steady decline. In 2025, Brooklin ranked 8,860, with approximately 1 in 146,115 newborn girls receiving the name. The name has never cracked the top 1,000 U.S. names, and its trajectory since 2008 shows it is falling out of favor, though it remains a recognizable alternative to the dominant Brooklyn spelling. Brooklin reflects the trend of place names and creative respellings that flourished in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Brooklin is a modern respelling of the place name Brooklyn, which derives from Breukelen, a town in the Netherlands. The Dutch name Breukelen means 'broken land' or 'marshland.' The name Brooklyn was popularized in the United States as a given name in the 1990s and 2000s, and Brooklin emerged as a variant spelling. It is primarily used for girls.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Brooke, Lin
Variants: Brooklyn, Brooklynn, Brookelyn, Brooklynne
Sibling names for Brooklin
Names that share Brooklin's style, for a brother or sister.
