Girls' name · since 1985
Brooklin
2,037 babies named Brooklin in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,055 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,037
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brooklin is the #9055 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,037 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brooklin has been recorded 2,037 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #9055 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #4,656 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,055 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,037 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brooklin ranks #4,656 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,055 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,037 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,656 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,055 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,037
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brooklin's 2,037 recorded births place it above 93.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brooklin compares
2,037 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Brooklin's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brooklin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,037 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brooklin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brooklin splits its recorded history at 2006: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brooklin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Brooklin popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2003 (Brooklin as boys' name)
Brooklin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (964 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Brooklin's strongest decade.
964 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Brooklin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 350
1990s
350 births
- 2000s
2000s
964 births
- 2010s
2010s
607 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 964 births (47% of all-time use).
How Brooklin 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 Brooklin's total volume
Brooklin by state
Where Brooklin concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 135 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 101 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 58 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Utah | | 52 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 45 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 34 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 34 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 32 | 1.6% |
135 of 2,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Brooklin appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brooklin's data
- Brooklin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (964 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brooklins (135 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Brooklin
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brooklin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Brooklin 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.