Girl nameCurrently #308 in the USFalling
Brooke
BROOK//brʊk//
1 syllablePeak year: 19966 lettersStarts with B
Meaning & origin
Small stream
Brooke is a nature name taken directly from the English word for a small stream, evoking a peaceful, flowing landscape. Popular from the 1970s onward, it has a clean, confident simplicity.
Brooke's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Brooke |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1918 | 6 |
| 1919 | 10 |
| 1920 | 8 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1922 | 9 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1926 | 7 |
| 1927 | 8 |
| 1928 | 6 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1930 | 8 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1933 | 8 |
| 1934 | 17 |
| 1935 | 18 |
| 1936 | 6 |
| 1938 | 15 |
| 1939 | 21 |
| 1940 | 34 |
| 1941 | 54 |
| 1942 | 67 |
| 1943 | 55 |
| 1944 | 51 |
| 1945 | 58 |
| 1946 | 53 |
| 1947 | 59 |
| 1948 | 72 |
| 1949 | 84 |
| 1950 | 69 |
| 1951 | 67 |
| 1952 | 74 |
| 1953 | 152 |
| 1954 | 124 |
| 1955 | 86 |
| 1956 | 104 |
| 1957 | 93 |
| 1958 | 100 |
| 1959 | 98 |
| 1960 | 139 |
| 1961 | 171 |
| 1962 | 172 |
| 1963 | 182 |
| 1964 | 167 |
| 1965 | 176 |
| 1966 | 321 |
| 1967 | 304 |
| 1968 | 363 |
| 1969 | 446 |
| 1970 | 819 |
| 1971 | 774 |
| 1972 | 784 |
| 1973 | 827 |
| 1974 | 1,004 |
| 1975 | 1,231 |
| 1976 | 1,503 |
| 1977 | 1,911 |
| 1978 | 2,576 |
| 1979 | 3,555 |
| 1980 | 5,003 |
| 1981 | 5,372 |
| 1982 | 3,175 |
| 1983 | 2,890 |
| 1984 | 2,775 |
| 1985 | 2,741 |
| 1986 | 2,719 |
| 1987 | 2,973 |
| 1988 | 3,451 |
| 1989 | 4,170 |
| 1990 | 5,016 |
| 1991 | 5,574 |
| 1992 | 5,793 |
| 1993 | 6,182 |
| 1994 | 5,994 |
| 1995 | 6,393 |
| 1996 | 6,749 |
| 1997 | 6,682 |
| 1998 | 6,361 |
| 1999 | 6,081 |
| 2000 | 5,655 |
| 2001 | 5,222 |
| 2002 | 5,346 |
| 2003 | 5,981 |
| 2004 | 5,734 |
| 2005 | 5,582 |
| 2006 | 5,756 |
| 2007 | 5,527 |
| 2008 | 5,195 |
| 2009 | 4,798 |
| 2010 | 3,711 |
| 2011 | 3,371 |
| 2012 | 2,975 |
| 2013 | 2,754 |
| 2014 | 2,396 |
| 2015 | 2,150 |
| 2016 | 1,871 |
| 2017 | 1,626 |
| 2018 | 1,533 |
| 2019 | 1,445 |
| 2020 | 1,262 |
| 2021 | 1,186 |
| 2022 | 1,181 |
| 2023 | 1,033 |
| 2024 | 999 |
Brooke through the decades
- Brooke peaked in 1996, when 6,749 babies were named Brooke in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Brooke has fallen 66% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Brooke currently ranks #308 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Brooke
Variants & spellings
Brook
Famous people named Brooke
- Brooke Shields — actress