Brookyn

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Brooklyn

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Brooklyn has two possible origins:
1. It is a combination name, the surname Brooke (an English surname meaning “Lives by the Brook”) and Lynn.
-or, most likely-
2. After the place name, Brooklyn. Brooklyn is a borough of New York City. It was founded by Dutch settlers in the 1600s and named after the old Dutch village of Breuckelen.

History:
Brooklyn was first used as a feminine name for girls at the end of the 20th century. During that time the name Brooke was popular, and giving “place names” as first names was trendy.
Please see Brooke for more information.

Pronunciation: brook-lin.

Alternates: Brooklyne, Brooklynn, Brooklynne.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for females:
less than 0.001 % named Brooklyn

Popularity of Brooklyn, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1990: 972nd most popular.
1991: 755th most popular.
1992: 573rd most popular.
1993: 494th most popular.
1994: 396th most popular.
1995: 353rd most popular.
1996: 300th most popular.
1997: 235th most popular.
1998: 204th most popular.
1999: 187th most popular.
2000: 178th most popular.
2001: 174th most popular.
2002: 155th most popular.
2003: 119th most popular.

Popularity of Brooklynn, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A
1994: N/A
1995: 953rd most popular.
1996: 790th most popular.
1997: 608th most popular.
1998: 558th most popular.
1999: 521st most popular.
2000: 527th most popular.
2001: 521st most popular.
2002: 463rd most popular.
2003: 406th most popular.