How Many People Are Named Brooklyn Creel?

There are approximately 3 people named Brooklyn Creel living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brooklyn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Creel. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 114,251,446 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Brooklyn

Last Name

Creel

Brooklyn: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brooklyn. The peak year was 2011 with 7,257 births. The average person named Brooklyn today is 15 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Brooklyn

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brooklyn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.33%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (13.14%) and Hispanic (9.26%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Brooklyn in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Brooklyn rose or fell over time.

White

68.33%

Black

13.14%

Hispanic

9.26%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.86%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.86%

Two or More Races

7.56%

Ancestry of the Creel Surname

The surname Creel was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Creel in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

86.88%

Black

2.31%

Hispanic

3.41%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.42%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.82%

Two or More Races

4.16%

How we calculated this

The first name "Brooklyn" has an estimated frequency of 0.0360% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Creel" appears at a rate of 2.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Brooklyn are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Brooklyn

Brooklyn Smith Brooklyn Johnson Brooklyn Williams Brooklyn Brown Brooklyn Jones Brooklyn Garcia Brooklyn Allen

Other people with the surname Creel

Michael Creel James Creel John Creel David Creel Robert Creel William Creel Stephanie Creel Elijah Creel

Brooklyn Creel: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Brooklyn Creel?

We estimate approximately 3 people named Brooklyn Creel are alive in the United States today. The first name Brooklyn is shared by 123,263 Americans, and the surname Creel is shared by 9,342.

How rare is the name Brooklyn Creel?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. The first name Brooklyn is common and the surname Creel is rare.

Is Brooklyn a male or female name?

Brooklyn is predominantly female, with 1.5% of bearers being male and 98.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 2011 and the average bearer today is 15 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Brooklyn?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brooklyn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.33%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (13.14%) and Hispanic (9.26%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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