Brookelynne
A baby girl's name combining "brook" and the placename Brooklyn.
Name Census estimates that about 261 living Americans carry the first name Brookelynne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Brookelynne today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brookelynne births was 2009 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brookelynne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
261
~ 1 in 1,313,235 Americans
Peak year
2009
22 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2018 SSA rank
#12,729
Tracked since 1995
Census
Brookelynne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 254 people with the first name Brookelynne, which placed it at #32,878 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,878
National first-name rank
People counted
254
254 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
62.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brookelynne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brookelynne is White at 62.6%. The next largest groups are Black (13.8%) and Two or More Races (12.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brookelynne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Brookelynne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White62.6% · 159
- Black or African American13.8% · 35
- Two or more races12.2% · 31
- Hispanic or Latino9.1% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 3
Popularity
Brookelynne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brookelynne from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 128 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Brookelynne remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Brookelynne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Brookelynne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Brookelynne
The name Brookelynne is a modern American coinage, derived from the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. It is a relatively new name, not found in historical records or ancient texts, as it was created in recent decades by combining the place name Brooklyn with the popular feminine suffix "-lynne".
Brooklyn itself is an Anglicized form of the Dutch toponymic name Breuckelen, which referred to a small settlement in the area as early as the 17th century. The Dutch name is likely derived from the word "broek" meaning marsh or boggy land, and the suffix "-elen" indicating a small settlement or village.
While the name Brooklyn has been used as a surname for centuries, its use as a feminine given name only gained popularity in the late 20th century, particularly after the 1990s. The variant spelling Brookelynne emerged as a creative elaboration, perhaps to give the name a more unique or distinctive appearance.
There are no notable historical figures recorded with the name Brookelynne, as it is a very modern invention. However, a few individuals with the more common spelling Brooklyn have achieved some level of recognition, such as:
1. Brooklyn Decker (born 1987), an American model and actress.
2. Brooklyn Sudworth (born 1998), an American actress known for her role in the TV series "Mayans M.C."
3. Brooklyn Peltz Beckham (born 1999), the daughter of David and Victoria Beckham, and a model.
4. Brooklyn Chase (born 1984), an American former adult film actress.
5. Brooklyn Rae Silzer (born 2005), an American actress known for her role in the film "White Rabbit."
As a newly coined name, Brookelynne does not have a long or storied history, but it reflects the modern trend of creating unique and creative names by combining place names or word elements with common suffixes or prefixes. Its popularity likely stems from the association with the iconic borough of Brooklyn and its urban, trendy image.
People
Brookelynne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brookelynne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Brookelynne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brookelynne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 261 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brookelynne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,313,235 US residents.
Is Brookelynne a common name?
We classify Brookelynne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 265 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brookelynne most popular?
The single biggest year for Brookelynne was 2009, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brookelynne is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Brookelynne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 254 people with the name Brookelynne, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,878 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Brookelynne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Brookelynne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brookelynne appears almost entirely female. Of the 256 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Brookelynne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brookelynne is White at 62.6%. The next largest groups are Black (13.8%) and Two or More Races (12.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Brookelynne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Brookelynne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.6% (159 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Brookelynne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brookelynne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brookelynne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Brookelynne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brookelynne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Brookelynne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Brookelynne?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.