How Many Brooklyn's Do You Know?

I know a couple of Brooklyns and don't really like it as a name. I also think it's fairly similar to Brynn and might get really annoying. There are lots of Delaneys out there too.

I know many people that go by their full 3 syllable names (Christopher, Isabelle, Madeline, Ranjani, Elijah, Jonathan, Samara, Anthony, Evelyn, Benjamin, Sophia) and many others.

Some other choices:
Bailey (or Baylie)
Bianca
Brittany
Beth
Breanna/Breanne (though also very similar to Brynn)

Hey! That was my name suggestion for you! Haha! I really like the Brooklynn spelling. It definitely makes it more feminine and less like the city. And I don't think it's too weird.

I know 2 Brooklyns, but don't think it is too common of a name. Every name has a shortened version or nickname but consistency with introductions will keep the name complete.

Delaney is cute too. My son has a 3-syllable name and it is not a problem at all, even with his fellow Kindergarteners.

They both work and would be fun! Good luck!

i'm old enough to remember 'splash', and how naming people after towns and streets was completely weird. there are 'madisons' all over now!
brooklyn works better, just because in addition to being a town, it's a combo of 2 pretty names. it works especially well if you like brook, because that's what it will probably become.
i really don't get the trend for 'unique' names either.
i think you're right to reject delaney if you don't like any of diminutives. it's possible to train everyone in a child's life not to use them, but it means correcting people over and over and over- for years. i have a friend with a 'brianna' that she absolutely refuses to allow anyone to shorten. she's succeeded, but i think a lifetime of 'her name is brianna' in response to cheerful 'hi bree!'s is more work that i'd be up for.
i myself don't know any brooklyns, although i've heard it being used out there in the world. if you like it you should go for it, regardless of whether or not it's 'popular.'
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Brooklyn is more common than Brooke right now. And Delaney is quite common too.

You didn't ask for my opinion on this, but I think Brooklyn is a little too close to Brynn and might be confusing for your friends and extended family.

Good luck choosing a name for your sweet baby girl!

I know one Brooklyn. She is a borough of NYC. The others are Manhattan, Staten Island, Queens and the Bronx - they are not names either. Celebrities also name their children things like Apple, North and Chastity - doesn't make these names.

Brooke is a pretty name. My son has a three syllable name and we use the whole name. And yes, sometimes people shorten it. I see no problem with you using Delaney and using the full name. But, it is very possible that your daughter will choose to go by some shortened version of any name you give her (or come up with another nickname even if you pick a single syllable name).

You could name her Brooklyn and call her Brooke for short.

My niece's name is Brooke Lynn, but her mother swears she didn't even think of it being Brooklyn all together! We know a handful of Brooklyns, in my son's K class and in city sports. Maybe 3 or 4. But honestly, if you love the name, go for it! No reason to call her Petunia just because no one else has that name right now :)

ETA- The nerd in me must point out that Chastity is actually a very traditional American name. The Puritans frequently named their children for biblical virtues in the seventeenth century (Amity, Chastity, Faith, Charity, Temperance).

My son has a Brooklyn in his first grade class. In fact, most of the students have "unique" names and/or spellings and traditional names are the minority. The unique names are not my cup of tea, but hey, it's your kid.

I have a three syllable name and don't see the issue with that. I have never gone by a nickname either. I loathe when people think they can call me Mandy. I always correct them and tell them to call me Amanda and that solves the problem. When your child gets older, they may prefer the nickname that you don't like, so if you want to eliminate that possibility, choose a name that can't be shortened.

I know of three Brooklyns.

I don't know any Brooklyn's. As far as people calling a kid a shortened name... I think you just have to tell people you prefer them to be called their name. Of course , as the child gets older they may let people get away / prefer a shortened version.

Glad you are thinking through the nicknames. Our son is named Alexander. I like the full name, Alex, Lexi, Lex, Xander, Ander, Andy, even the Russified Sascha. Not very fond of Al though. So far, we've dodged the bullet on that one. Right now, as I understand it, his pre-school buddies have taken to calling each other by vegetable names, and giggling up a storm about it. DS tells me his name is pea pod, and Michael is now corn cob.

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F. B.

I know: Brooklyn - 0; Delaney - 4; Brynn - more than i can count

I do not know anyone named Brooklyn personally and there are no Brooklyn's in any of my 3 children's school classes.

If you love the name, I would not stress to much about the "popularity" of it. My youngest child's name was in the top 3 of popular names that year, however I still have only met maybe 4 kids ever that share her name and none of them have been in her classes. Also, my oldest child's name, while not popular 11 years ago, is now one of the top 3...and yet I still have never met another child with that name! Just because a list says something, doesn't mean for sure it will be an issue, is what I am getting at.

Personally, I love the name Brooklyn! And if you love it too, that should be her name. I am a substitute teacher in an elementary school with 800 kids in it. There are zero Brooklyns. Maybe there are a ton of them somewhere else?

My daughter's name is Victoria and we've called her Tori from the very beginning. I am adamantly against anyone calling her Vicky just because it's a name I don't care for. But I think we've dodged that bullet because we've called her Tori since she was born. Some people probably don't even know her full name. But if you call your daughter Delaney I imagine *someone* will shorten it to Laney (maybe even your daughter herself!) I have a friend with an Elizabeth. She has never cared for the nickname Lizzie, but her daughter now calls herself that, and so do all of her friends. So you're right to think about it.

Go with Brooklyn!!!!

You would want a Brynn and a Brooklynn? Why choose to do that to sisters? Their names would be nearly identical. That would be confusing and unfair. Please don't choose Brooklyn, just based on that.

I would choose a name that's feminine and not similar to any of your other childrens' names. Don't choose a name if you hate any of the nicknames for it.

Ciara (pronounced keer-uh) is pretty. Sierra and Sienna are pretty, although maybe Sienna would appeal to you more because of the NN sound. It would also be different enough to not be confused with Brynn.

Evelina/Evelyn
Carina/Marina

Brooklyn is a popular hence "common" name. Same for "Brooke."
But if you like it, then that's fine!

Just Google search "girl names that start with B."

In my neck of the woods, another overly popular/common name is:
Kaily or Kailee or Kailey (pronouced kai-lee).
And SO many "Maya" names.

Delaney, is a long name.
And unisex.
And if your kiddo does not like the "Laney" nickname either, then all her life she will have to correct, people on what to call her. Including Teachers. And including relatives, who may insist... on still calling her "Laney."
And yes, people will.... inevitably call her "Laney" even if you don't want them to. I see it all the time at the school I work at. Kids with names that others shorten, just because they like it.

I'm a teacher so I'm sure that once they start coming my way, there will be at least one that I think is the sweetest kid ever and at least one that causes me migraines once a week.

We know one Brooklyn who is 12. She is the only one and her sisters are named after cities as well.

Both my daughter and I have 3 syllable names. Mine has never been shortened. When our daughter was really little she did get called Tay-Tay and Taya for a short time--mostly because her peers and baby brother couldn't say Mattea.

I know one Brooklyn. She gets called Brooke a lot. As a teacher I find that if names are more than one syllable, someone will shorten it. Especially if one syllable can stand alone. Daniel will be Dan. Katelyn will be Kate. Brielynn will be Brie. Joshua will be Josh. I always make a point of asking kids what they want to be called.

4 Brooklyns. Delaney is extremely popular right now and has been for at least 2 years around here. Lots of little Delaneys. Brooklyn seems to be falling out of favor.

One syllable B names: Bree, Blake, Blaise, Blair, Bliss, Blythe, Bloom, Blanche, Breck, Breeze, Breen, Britt, Bay, Beth...

My daughter has a 3 syllable name. We don't shorten it but her aunt and some classmates/teachers do. Of course we are not adamantly opposed to the shortened form so it isn't a big deal. Chances are someone will shorten it to Lane or Laney and it will be up to your daughter to correct it if she doesn't like it.

I know a couple of Brooklyn's, a couple of Brooke's, one Delaney and one Delaina. I personally think Brooke and Delaina are nicer than Brooklyn and Delaney.

Only Brooklyn Decker. I love love love the name Brooklyn. :-))

I know 2 Brooklyn's. One of them goes by Brooke.

I also know 3 Delaney's, and ALL 3 of them are called Delaney. Nobody has ever tried to shorten it to Laney.

Personally, I think Brooklyn sounds to much like Brynn. It has the same first 2 letters, and the end of it actually rhymes with Brynn.

Have you considered Brenna? It has the same first two letters, but it doesn't rhyme. It's a pretty name.

Another nice, but more unique name is Braelyn.

Good luck deciding!

I know 1 Brooklyn, and she's in her 30s.

I also think that you can't control how kids will shorten names once they to go school. So I think you have to be prepared for Brooklyn to end up being called Brook, and Delaney to end up being called Laney.

My niece is Brooklynn (teen) and a friend's 4 yr old is Brooklynn.

I know 4 Brooklyn's...

My best friend's grand daughter is Brooklyn.

Then one of my oldest son's "girl" friend's is a Brooklyn.

Then one of my girlfriend's daughter is BrookeLynn (yes, that's how it's spelled).

And there is a Brooklyn in our LEGO club at school. I'm sure there are more...

I like the name Delaney...and I would hazard to guess that more people will call her her name or DEE and not Laney.

It might be a regional thing but I know a lot of Brynns. I don't personally know any Brooklyns, but I think a few celebrities named their babies Brooklyn. I know 2 Delaneys.

My kids are 4 and 7 and i do not know of any their age. I feel like I should, but i guess it is not as common even though I am quite familiar with Brooklyn ( i do know someone in her 30's with it). I have met two young Dalaneys and neither is called Laney.

I have seen the name on some people's baby name list. One person actually had it narrowed down to Stella and Brooklyn (these names seem so different to me). She went with Stella.

Brynn seems a lot more popular than Brooklyn.

We have not experience a lot of multiple names. The days of Jennifer and Ashley are less and less. Yes, Bella is way too common, but my son doesn't even have one in his first grade class. In other words the top 10 names are used by less parents today than the past, especially for girls. Your names are nowhere near top 20.

Pick the name you truly love.

1 from Austin and 1 from Massachusetts Both of them are in their early 20's though..

I love Brooklyn for a name. I know four of them. People will shorten it to Brooke, which I don't like as much. I love Delaney and Laney actually! Other B name I like are Bridgette/Bridget, Brianna/breanna, Bethany, bailey/baylie, and Bianca too, similar to the poster below me :)

Brooklyn isn't too popular in everyday life here, but it is very popular among celebrities, and therefore, might seem "trendy" to some. Cute name though.
I have a child with a 3 syllable name, that easily lends itself to a nickname (think something like Zachary to Zach), but we have always used the full version of his name, and corrected people (mostly family) in the early years until his name was cemented for himself, and then he would let people know it was Zachary, and not Zach. I had inlaws who told me that there was "no way" I could keep people from shortening his name, and I told them that we named him the full version for a reason, and I would just let people know that is what we prefer him to be called. They were 2 of the worst offenders when he was little. They were bound and determined to prove I couldn't control it. Well, guess what? He's almost 15, and he goes by his full name. So there, stupid inlaws ;)