How Many People Are Named Brooklynn Cunningham?

There are approximately 16 people named Brooklynn Cunningham living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brooklynn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cunningham. 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

16

1 in 21,422,146 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Brooklynn: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brooklynn. The peak year was 2011 with 2,412 births. The average person named Brooklynn today is 15 years old.

Male
Female
0 482 965 1K 2K 2K 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Brooklynn

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brooklynn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (14.19%) and Hispanic (8.44%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Brooklynn 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 Brooklynn rose or fell over time.

White
68.02%
Black
14.19%
Hispanic
8.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.54%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.92%
Two or More Races
7.89%

Ancestry of the Cunningham Surname

The surname Cunningham 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 Cunningham 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
70.60%
Black
20.59%
Hispanic
3.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.68%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.48%
Two or More Races
4.03%

How we calculated this

The first name "Brooklynn" has an estimated frequency of 0.0108% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Cunningham" appears at a rate of 43.11 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 Brooklynn are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 16 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Brooklynn Cunningham: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Brooklynn Cunningham?

We estimate approximately 16 people named Brooklynn Cunningham are alive in the United States today. The first name Brooklynn is shared by 37,129 Americans, and the surname Cunningham is shared by 147,777.

How rare is the name Brooklynn Cunningham?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. The first name Brooklynn is uncommon and the surname Cunningham is common.

Is Brooklynn a male or female name?

Brooklynn is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% 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 Brooklynn?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brooklynn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (14.19%) and Hispanic (8.44%). 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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