Girls' name · since 1980
Brookelynn
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 3,475 babies named Brookelynn, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,475
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,475 babies have been named Brookelynn since 1980, making it today's #5464 girls' name.
Brookelynn has 3,475 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5464 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,276 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,464 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,475 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brookelynn ranks #3,276 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,464 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,475 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,464 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,475
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brookelynn's 3,475 recorded births place it above 95.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brookelynn compares
3,475 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Brookelynn's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brookelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,475 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 240 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brookelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brookelynn's SSA record in two at 2005 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 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 240, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brookelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 240
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Brookelynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,480 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Brookelynn's strongest decade.
1,480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Brookelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 351
1990s
351 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,480 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,364 births
- 2020s 244
2020s
244 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,480 births (43% of all-time use).
How Brookelynn 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 Brookelynn's total volume
Brookelynn by state
Where Brookelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 264 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 179 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 158 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 130 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 97 | 2.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 93 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 89 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 82 | 2.4% |
264 of 3,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Brookelynn appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brookelynn's data
- Brookelynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,480 total births); usage has since declined to 244 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brookelynns (264 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brookelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Brookelynn 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.