Brooklyn is a first name. It has occasionally been used as a name in honor of

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, the

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borough, but is usually regarded as simply a combination of the names Brook or

Brooke Brooke may refer to: People * Brooke (given name) * Brooke (surname) * Brooke baronets, families of baronets with the surname Brooke Places * Brooke, Norfolk, England * Brooke, Rutland, England * Brooke, Virginia, US * Brooke's Point, Palawan ...

, a name derived from an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

surname meaning "one who lives near a

brook A brook is a small river or natural stream of fresh water. It may also refer to: Computing *Brook, a programming language for GPU programming based on C *Brook+, an explicit data-parallel C compiler *BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programming ...

" and the suffix -lyn, which is an element in other popular contemporary names in the

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Popularity

It has been among the top one thousand names used for girls in the

since 1992 and among the one hundred most popular names for American girls since 2005. It has also been among the top 500 names for girls in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

between 2000 and 2019. It is also in use for boys in North America, but has been more popular as a name for boys in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, where it has been among the five hundred most popular names for boys since 1999. It was also among the top five hundred names for girls in

and

between 2013 and 2017. It was also among the top one hundred names for girls in New Zealand between 2000 and 2018 and for boys in New Zealand between 2004 and 2010. Spelling variants include, but are not limited to, Brookelynn, Brookelynne, Brooklyne, Brooklynne, and Brooklynn.

People

Brooklyn Beckham Brooklyn Joseph Peltz Beckham (born 4 March 1999) is an English media personality and former model. He is the eldest son of former England footballer David Beckham and English singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham. Early life Beckham ...

(born 1999), English model and amateur photographer *

Brooklyn Decker Brooklyn Danielle Decker (born April 12, 1987) is an American model and actress, perhaps best known for her appearances in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, including the cover of the 2010 issue. In addition to working for Victoria's S ...

(born 1987), American model and actress * Brooklyn McKnight (born 1999), American YouTuber *

Brooklyn Nelson Brooklyn Nelson (born ) is an American actress. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, Nelson began acting as a child in a local theater production of '' The Little Mermaid Jr.'' She made her professional debut on Broadway as a small girl swing ...

(born c.2004), American actress

References

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