Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a place name taken from the New York City borough, which derives from the Dutch Breukelen, itself named after the town of Breukelen in the Netherlands — from Dutch broeck meaning "marsh" and lande meaning "land." As a given name, Brooklyn brings all the energy of New York: diverse, ambitious, and unapologetically itself. It became a popular given name after David and Victoria Beckham named their son Brooklyn in 1999.

Brooklyn holds the #76 spot among US pet names, with over 1,260 companions sharing it. The name has a cool, urban energy that works well for companions whose owners connect with contemporary, place-name naming trends. Brooklyn is fully gender-neutral, used comfortably across all companions, and carries both an American vitality and a certain geographical rootedness. It suits companions who are dynamic and sociable, animals who seem at home in any environment they find themselves in.