Total births
272
Girls' name · since 1994
Brooklen
272 babies named Brooklen in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16066
- among girls today
- 272
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
272 babies have been named Brooklen since 1994, making it today's #16066 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Brooklen recorded 272 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #16066 nationally today, ahead of 9% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2024.
- #16066 among girls today
- 272 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
- 9% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Brooklen is currently the #16066 girls' name in America, more common than 9% of girls - 272 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16066
- among girls today
- 272
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other girls
Brooklen vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16066
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 9% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Brooklen was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
19 babies were named Brooklen in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
How Brooklen compares
272 43rd percentile among 17,726 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
Brooklen's all-time total is 29% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brooklen | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 48 | 19,840 |
Brooklen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brooklen's full recorded timeline at 2010, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brooklen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2006
Current rank
#16,066
Active since
1994
Brooklen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Brooklen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Brooklen's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Brooklen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brooklen? ▼
Brooklen has been given to 272 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16066 as of the latest data. 19 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Brooklen most popular? ▼
Brooklen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Brooklen been used? ▼
Records for Brooklen go back to 1994, giving 31 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Brooklen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brooke, Brooklyn, Brooklynn, Brook, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Brooklen's data
- Brooklen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Brooklen
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brooklen
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brooklen: #16066 Girls' Name - 272 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brooklen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Brooklen 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 July 2026.