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Brooklyn
#172 all-timeDutch originMostly a girl's name (98%)gender neutralnature
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What does Brooklyn mean?
“broken land or marshland”
Brooklyn is a name of Dutch origin.
Brooklyn year by year
2026*
#68
2025
#208
2024
#249
2023
#180
2022
#145
2021
#189
2020
#157
2019
#79
*2026 is a partial year. Snapshot 2026-07-03.
Other spellings of Brooklyn
BrookelynnBrooklynn
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