Broken land or small stream
A modern spelling variant of Brooklyn, which originally referred to the Dutch town of Breukelen, meaning 'broken land.' It is also frequently interpreted as a combination of the English word 'brook' (small stream) and the popular suffix 'lyn.'
Less common today
Brooklin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,652 in 2007.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
