Brooklynn
Meaning: “wetland, marsh”
About the name Brooklynn
Brooklynn is a girl name with Dutch roots, meaning “wetland, marsh”. It is related to Brooklyn, which is where the meaning comes from.
It has a modern, nature feel. In 2025, Brooklynn ranked #488 for girls in the US, with 608 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2011. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Brooklynn were girls.
Etymology
A variant of Brooklyn, which comes from Dutch, meaning “wetland, marsh”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Brooklynn”, “Brooklyn”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #488
- In 2015
- #169
- Babies in 2025
- 608
Popularity of Brooklynn, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Brooklynn
- Bexley“box tree + wood”
- Brooklyn“wetland, marsh”
- Ansley“hermitage + woodland clearing, glade”
- Aster“a plant of the genus Aster + a star”
- Blaire“field, plain”
- Blakely“black + woodland clearing”
- Hadlee“heath + woodland clearing”
- Hadleigh“heath + woodland clearing”
- Hailee“hay + wood, clearing”
- Hailie“hay + wood, clearing”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.