Girls' name · since 1993
Brecklyn
767 babies named Brecklyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,936 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brecklyn is the #4936 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 767 recorded since 1993.
Brecklyn has 767 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4936 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #8,998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,936 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 767 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brecklyn ranks #8,998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,936 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 767 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,936 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brecklyn's 767 recorded births place it above 87.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brecklyn compares
767 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brecklyn's all-time total is 104% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brecklyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 767 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brecklyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brecklyn's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brecklyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Brecklyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (401 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Brecklyn's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brecklyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 136
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
401 births
- 2020s
2020s
193 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 401 births (52% of all-time use).
How Brecklyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brecklyn's total volume
Brecklyn by state
Where Brecklyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 52 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Utah | | 39 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 30 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 29 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
52 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Brecklyn's data
- Brecklyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (401 total births) through the 2020s (193) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brecklyns (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Brecklyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brecklyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brecklyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.