Brooke
#313 for girls in 2025, 972 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #12,145
Given to girls 99.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2003 · 5,971 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 198,491since 1934
Brooke over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #313 | 972 | — | |
| 2024 | #308 | 999 | — | |
| 2023 | #299 | 1,033 | — | |
| 2022 | #270 | 1,181 | — | |
| 2021 | #262 | 1,186 | — | |
| 2020 | #236 | 1,262 | — | |
| 2019 | #211 | 1,441 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #201 | 1,527 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #193 | 1,619 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #173 | 1,871 | — | |
| 2015 | #150 | 2,150 | — | |
| 2014 | #139 | 2,392 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #115 | 2,754 | — | |
| 2012 | #102 | 2,976 | — | |
| 2011 | #86 | 3,372 | — | |
| 2010 | #73 | 3,706 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #54 | 4,798 | — | |
| 2008 | #52 | 5,186 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #45 | 5,508 | #4,808 | 19 |
| 2006 | #44 | 5,747 | #7,998 | 9 |
| 2005 | #47 | 5,571 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #46 | 5,712 | #4,005 | 22 |
| 2003 | #43 | 5,971 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #52 | 5,338 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #57 | 5,213 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2000 | #51 | 5,642 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | #47 | 6,066 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #46 | 6,346 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #45 | 6,671 | #5,288 | 11 |
| 1996 | #45 | 6,724 | #2,911 | 25 |
| 1995 | #52 | 6,377 | #3,854 | 16 |
| 1994 | #54 | 5,973 | #3,215 | 21 |
| 1993 | #52 | 6,161 | #3,141 | 21 |
| 1992 | #59 | 5,771 | #2,999 | 22 |
| 1991 | #65 | 5,551 | #2,828 | 23 |
| 1990 | #70 | 4,990 | #2,553 | 26 |
| 1989 | #74 | 4,148 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1988 | #87 | 3,416 | #1,879 | 35 |
| 1987 | #94 | 2,955 | #2,838 | 18 |
| 1986 | #104 | 2,698 | #2,510 | 21 |
| 1985 | #102 | 2,726 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #99 | 2,749 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1983 | #96 | 2,862 | #1,905 | 28 |
| 1982 | #92 | 3,144 | #1,774 | 32 |
| 1981 | #52 | 5,328 | #1,479 | 42 |
| 1980 | #57 | 4,951 | #1,291 | 52 |
| 1979 | #85 | 3,505 | #1,319 | 49 |
| 1978 | #115 | 2,533 | #1,410 | 43 |
| 1977 | #150 | 1,871 | #1,450 | 40 |
| 1976 | #175 | 1,463 | #1,411 | 40 |
| 1975 | #208 | 1,182 | #1,208 | 49 |
| 1974 | #260 | 964 | #1,351 | 40 |
| 1973 | #302 | 771 | #1,082 | 56 |
| 1972 | #321 | 736 | #1,177 | 48 |
| 1971 | #347 | 729 | #1,235 | 45 |
| 1970 | #345 | 758 | #1,051 | 60 |
| 1969 | #480 | 403 | #1,198 | 43 |
| 1968 | #527 | 326 | #1,250 | 37 |
| 1967 | #585 | 268 | #1,253 | 36 |
| 1966 | #562 | 286 | #1,282 | 35 |
| 1965 | #822 | 146 | #1,405 | 30 |
| 1964 | #940 | 126 | #1,199 | 41 |
| 1963 | #856 | 149 | #1,354 | 33 |
| 1962 | #922 | 132 | #1,230 | 40 |
| 1961 | #987 | 120 | #1,097 | 51 |
| 1960 | #1,063 | 102 | #1,295 | 37 |
| 1959 | #1,256 | 73 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1958 | #1,282 | 68 | #1,370 | 32 |
| 1957 | #1,289 | 67 | #1,547 | 26 |
| 1956 | #1,116 | 85 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #1,229 | 67 | #1,791 | 19 |
| 1954 | #965 | 101 | #1,593 | 23 |
| 1953 | #798 | 133 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #1,351 | 51 | #1,582 | 23 |
| 1951 | #1,303 | 51 | #1,904 | 16 |
| 1950 | #1,250 | 54 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1949 | #1,104 | 67 | #1,820 | 17 |
| 1948 | #1,422 | 42 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1947 | #1,461 | 41 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | #1,318 | 43 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #1,261 | 40 | #1,581 | 18 |
| 1944 | #1,255 | 40 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #1,527 | 30 | #1,399 | 25 |
| 1942 | #1,162 | 46 | #1,537 | 21 |
| 1941 | #1,294 | 35 | #1,588 | 19 |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,697 | 6 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,151 | 8 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | #3,014 | 9 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,665 | 10 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
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| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1934
The first year at least five girls were named Brooke! It came in at #3,449, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1935–1937, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Brooke is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#101 · 1 in 445
- New Hampshire#111 · 1 in 345
- Connecticut#120 · 1 in 479
- Delaware#140 · 1 in 376
- Pennsylvania#171 · 1 in 718
Best ever in a state: #11 in Montana, 1997.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #101 | 54 | 1 in 445 |
| New Hampshire | #111 | 11 | 1 in 345 |
| Connecticut | #120 | 24 | 1 in 479 |
| Delaware | #140 | 6 | 1 in 376 |
| Pennsylvania | #171 | 65 | 1 in 718 |
| New Jersey | #174 | 47 | 1 in 755 |
| Rhode Island | #180 | 5 | 1 in 490 |
| Colorado | #185 | 32 | 1 in 729 |
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 540 |
| Illinois | #240 | 43 | 1 in 1,031 |
| New York | #242 | 71 | 1 in 1,103 |
| Virginia | #255 | 32 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Washington | #255 | 28 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Maryland | #269 | 19 | 1 in 1,052 |
| New Mexico | #296 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Minnesota | #304 | 18 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Idaho | #308 | 7 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Utah | #310 | 14 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Oklahoma | #312 | 13 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Michigan | #316 | 28 | 1 in 1,276 |
| North Carolina | #319 | 34 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Nebraska | #335 | 6 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Wisconsin | #344 | 15 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Georgia | #402 | 28 | 1 in 1,615 |
| California | #404 | 81 | 1 in 1,997 |
| Missouri | #418 | 14 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Arkansas | #425 | 7 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Florida | #426 | 44 | 1 in 1,972 |
| Oregon | #429 | 8 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Iowa | #437 | 7 | 1 in 1,682 |
| South Carolina | #440 | 11 | 1 in 1,663 |
| Texas | #444 | 75 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Kansas | #445 | 7 | 1 in 1,687 |
| Ohio | #462 | 24 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Arizona | #477 | 14 | 1 in 2,016 |
| Indiana | #511 | 13 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Alabama | #574 | 8 | 1 in 2,290 |
| Tennessee | #603 | 12 | 1 in 2,673 |
| Louisiana | #776 | 5 | 1 in 3,274 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 5 spots since 2024 (#308 → #313)
- 77 spots since 2020 (#236 → #313)
- 163 spots since 2015 (#150 → #313)
- Biggest jump: 553 spots in 1953 (#1,351 → #798)
- Biggest drop: 264 spots in 1955 (#965 → #1,229)
Rise & fade · girls
69 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1934
- Peaked 2003 at #43 (5,971 births)
- Births halved by 2012, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 31 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1987–2011
- Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1961–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 261
- Highest: 1 in 261 girls born in 1996 were named Brooke (0.38%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,654 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- Its best rank, #43 in 2003, was only 1 in 306 (0.33%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 30.5% of all girls named Brooke (60,630) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 29 | #2,922 (1939) | #3,439 |
| 1940s | 408 | #1,104 (1949) | #1,340 |
| 1950s | 750 | #798 (1953) | #1,184 |
| 1960s | 2,058 | #480 (1969) | #774 |
| 1970s | 14,512 | #85 (1979) | #231 |
| 1980s | 34,977 | #52 (1981) | #86 |
| 1990s | 60,630 | #45 (1996) | #54 |
| 2000s | 54,686 | #43 (2003) | #49 |
| 2010s | 23,808 | #73 (2010) | #144 |
| 2020s | 6,633 | #236 (2020) | #281 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Brooke in 2025
girls
#313
972 births · 1 in 1,654 girls
Top girls' names in 2025
More about 2025
girls
1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 1,654 of them was named Brooke, which outranked 98.2% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).