Boy nameCurrently #67 in the USRising
Brooks
BROOKS//brʊks//
1 syllablePeak year: 20246 lettersStarts with B
Meaning & origin
Dweller near the brook
Brooks comes from an English surname for someone who lived near a small stream, sharing its root with the nature word 'brook'. Its clean, one-syllable-plural sound made it a fashionable modern choice.
Brooks's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Brooks |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 5 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1884 | 6 |
| 1885 | 11 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 6 |
| 1892 | 9 |
| 1894 | 10 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1896 | 8 |
| 1897 | 14 |
| 1898 | 8 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1900 | 12 |
| 1901 | 16 |
| 1902 | 11 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1906 | 12 |
| 1907 | 16 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 25 |
| 1913 | 51 |
| 1914 | 48 |
| 1915 | 77 |
| 1916 | 60 |
| 1917 | 73 |
| 1918 | 75 |
| 1919 | 61 |
| 1920 | 84 |
| 1921 | 84 |
| 1922 | 76 |
| 1923 | 54 |
| 1924 | 66 |
| 1925 | 53 |
| 1926 | 61 |
| 1927 | 59 |
| 1928 | 59 |
| 1929 | 56 |
| 1930 | 53 |
| 1931 | 55 |
| 1932 | 48 |
| 1933 | 56 |
| 1934 | 53 |
| 1935 | 67 |
| 1936 | 44 |
| 1937 | 63 |
| 1938 | 56 |
| 1939 | 50 |
| 1940 | 61 |
| 1941 | 64 |
| 1942 | 81 |
| 1943 | 65 |
| 1944 | 63 |
| 1945 | 72 |
| 1946 | 63 |
| 1947 | 98 |
| 1948 | 78 |
| 1949 | 84 |
| 1950 | 67 |
| 1951 | 96 |
| 1952 | 80 |
| 1953 | 125 |
| 1954 | 110 |
| 1955 | 115 |
| 1956 | 126 |
| 1957 | 115 |
| 1958 | 93 |
| 1959 | 135 |
| 1960 | 107 |
| 1961 | 143 |
| 1962 | 134 |
| 1963 | 136 |
| 1964 | 112 |
| 1965 | 111 |
| 1966 | 123 |
| 1967 | 118 |
| 1968 | 122 |
| 1969 | 106 |
| 1970 | 165 |
| 1971 | 180 |
| 1972 | 139 |
| 1973 | 146 |
| 1974 | 153 |
| 1975 | 133 |
| 1976 | 136 |
| 1977 | 154 |
| 1978 | 138 |
| 1979 | 210 |
| 1980 | 348 |
| 1981 | 448 |
| 1982 | 478 |
| 1983 | 331 |
| 1984 | 281 |
| 1985 | 315 |
| 1986 | 248 |
| 1987 | 248 |
| 1988 | 214 |
| 1989 | 227 |
| 1990 | 230 |
| 1991 | 226 |
| 1992 | 259 |
| 1993 | 258 |
| 1994 | 280 |
| 1995 | 275 |
| 1996 | 260 |
| 1997 | 264 |
| 1998 | 243 |
| 1999 | 243 |
| 2000 | 259 |
| 2001 | 246 |
| 2002 | 250 |
| 2003 | 276 |
| 2004 | 340 |
| 2005 | 356 |
| 2006 | 422 |
| 2007 | 493 |
| 2008 | 430 |
| 2009 | 571 |
| 2010 | 724 |
| 2011 | 897 |
| 2012 | 877 |
| 2013 | 1,182 |
| 2014 | 1,547 |
| 2015 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 1,702 |
| 2017 | 1,951 |
| 2018 | 2,423 |
| 2019 | 3,554 |
| 2020 | 3,941 |
| 2021 | 4,500 |
| 2022 | 4,416 |
| 2023 | 4,563 |
| 2024 | 4,854 |
Brooks through the decades
- Brooks peaked in 2024, when 4,854 babies were named Brooks in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Brooks has risen 348% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Brooks currently ranks #67 in the US and is on the rise.
Nicknames
Brooks
Variants & spellings
Brook