How Popular (or Rare) was Brooklyn in 2020?

🇬🇧 England & Wales • Boy

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#482
2020 Rank
80
2020 Births
#227
Best Rank (2008)
203
Peak Year (2008)
3,132
Total Births (1996-2025)
1 in 3,612
Rarity Factor (2020)

📊 The Brooklyn Story

Brooklyn is a moderately popular boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #482 in 2020 with 80 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 203 births ranking #227. In 2020, approximately 1 in every 3,612 boys born was named Brooklyn. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.

Popularity Trend (1996–2025)

📅 Data Status: Official verified statistics are currently available from 1996 up to 2025. This report reflects the most recent confirmed data from England & Wales; 2026 and 2027 projections are based on real-time search trends and will be finalized upon the next official release.

Name Meaning & Origin

Origin: English place-name and modern American place-name use  |  Meaning: broken land; brookland; modern place-name use

Brooklyn is a modern place-inspired favourite with a bright, urban edge. It feels stylish, familiar, and very much of its era.

The name rose dramatically in the United States and beyond as place names became fashionable for girls. Its popularity owes more to contemporary style and recognisable geography than to one traditional meaning.

Did you know?Brooklyn is one of the names whose huge rise came directly through place-name cool rather than inherited first-name history.
Similar namesBrooklynn, Brooke, Bailey, Blakely, Avery

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