BROOKLYN  

Gender: F
Origin: Place-name

Popularity in 2008: #47

Extreme makeover: from jokey Borough Boy name in the 1990s to popular feminissima girl's name today.

Variations:
Brooklyne, Brooklin, Brooklinn, Brookelyn, Brooklynn, Brooklen, Brookelynn, Brooklynne

Brooklyn is being discussed in our message boards:

• Brooks or Madden?
• Wisconsin Birth Announcements
• Thirteen Kids (and counting..?)!
• Honoring a Lynn...
• Top 100 from New Zealand

Read Nameberry blog posts about Brooklyn:

• THE SECRET MEANING OF NAMES
• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no
• TOP NAMES OF 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule
• NAMES TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
• FROM ARNO TO ZEZERE: RIVER NAMES THAT REALLY FLOW