How Popular (or Rare) was Brooklyn in 1996?

🇺🇸 United States • Girl

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#286
1996 Rank
1,009
1996 Births
#21
Best Rank (2011)
7,178
Peak Year (2011)
121,199
Total Births (1996-2025)
1 in 1,737
Rarity Factor (1996)

📊 The Brooklyn Story

Brooklyn is a moderately popular girls' name in United States, ranking #286 in 1996 with 1,009 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2011 with 7,178 births ranking #21. In 1996, approximately 1 in every 1,737 girls born was named Brooklyn. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.

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 United States; 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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