Brooks
#2,117 for girls in 2025, 88 births · #64 for boys in 2025, 4,877 births
Given to boys 97.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 4,877 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 57,946since 1880
Brooks over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,117 | 88 | #64 | 4,877 |
| 2024 | #2,775 | 61 | #67 | 4,811 |
| 2023 | #2,288 | 80 | #73 | 4,484 |
| 2022 | #2,554 | 69 | #77 | 4,349 |
| 2021 | #2,892 | 58 | #78 | 4,444 |
| 2020 | #2,441 | 71 | #92 | 3,870 |
| 2019 | #3,388 | 46 | #110 | 3,508 |
| 2018 | #3,497 | 44 | #161 | 2,379 |
| 2017 | #6,808 | 17 | #204 | 1,934 |
| 2016 | #4,531 | 31 | #233 | 1,671 |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | #233 | 1,652 |
| 2014 | #5,025 | 27 | #247 | 1,520 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #302 | 1,163 |
| 2012 | #4,836 | 29 | #359 | 849 |
| 2011 | #6,564 | 19 | #345 | 878 |
| 2010 | #5,602 | 24 | #401 | 700 |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | #488 | 558 |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #599 | 419 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #536 | 479 |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | #597 | 412 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | #643 | 339 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #634 | 332 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #703 | 268 |
| 2002 | #7,444 | 14 | #738 | 236 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #734 | 237 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #705 | 248 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #717 | 229 |
| 1998 | #5,363 | 19 | #733 | 224 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #650 | 252 |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | #664 | 249 |
| 1995 | #4,846 | 20 | #653 | 255 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #645 | 259 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | #673 | 233 |
| 1992 | #4,849 | 20 | #670 | 239 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #692 | 213 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #681 | 221 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #682 | 214 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #683 | 190 |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #601 | 229 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #588 | 230 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #508 | 294 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #529 | 263 |
| 1983 | #2,975 | 28 | #485 | 303 |
| 1982 | #1,873 | 57 | #401 | 421 |
| 1981 | #1,887 | 57 | #421 | 391 |
| 1980 | #1,833 | 59 | #497 | 289 |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | #618 | 191 |
| 1978 | #3,283 | 23 | #790 | 115 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #727 | 138 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #748 | 123 |
| 1975 | #3,514 | 19 | #774 | 114 |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | #695 | 140 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #689 | 134 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | #707 | 128 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #648 | 161 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #672 | 148 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #794 | 95 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #703 | 115 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #703 | 111 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #698 | 112 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #745 | 99 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #751 | 104 |
| 1963 | #3,336 | 15 | #704 | 121 |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #689 | 126 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #671 | 135 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #769 | 98 |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | #677 | 127 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #807 | 86 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #714 | 109 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | #699 | 112 |
| 1955 | #3,377 | 12 | #720 | 103 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #717 | 101 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #665 | 114 |
| 1952 | — | #786 | 80 | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #736 | 89 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #893 | 59 |
| 1949 | — | #749 | 84 | |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #802 | 71 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #727 | 89 |
| 1946 | — | #826 | 63 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #753 | 66 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #832 | 57 |
| 1943 | — | #817 | 65 | |
| 1942 | — | #713 | 81 | |
| 1941 | — | #778 | 64 | |
| 1940 | — | #792 | 61 | |
| 1939 | — | #867 | 50 | |
| 1938 | — | #825 | 56 | |
| 1937 | — | #771 | 63 | |
| 1936 | — | #924 | 44 | |
| 1935 | — | #750 | 67 | |
| 1934 | — | #860 | 53 | |
| 1933 | — | #824 | 56 | |
| 1932 | — | #937 | 48 | |
| 1931 | — | #858 | 55 | |
| 1930 | — | #915 | 53 | |
| 1929 | — | #888 | 56 | |
| 1928 | — | #862 | 59 | |
| 1927 | — | #884 | 59 | |
| 1926 | — | #842 | 61 | |
| 1925 | — | #924 | 53 | |
| 1924 | — | #838 | 66 | |
| 1923 | — | #930 | 54 | |
| 1922 | — | #759 | 76 | |
| 1921 | — | #715 | 84 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #744 | 77 |
| 1919 | — | #839 | 61 | |
| 1918 | — | #743 | 75 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #761 | 68 |
| 1916 | — | #797 | 60 | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #690 | 71 |
| 1914 | — | #758 | 48 | |
| 1913 | — | #615 | 51 | |
| 1912 | — | #892 | 25 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #634 | 16 | |
| 1906 | — | #709 | 12 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #487 | 16 | |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #748 | 9 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #577 | 11 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Brooks was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Brooks is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Dakota#154 · 1 in 1,104
- Kansas#243 · 1 in 2,168
- North Carolina#245 · 1 in 1,930
- Minnesota#260 · 1 in 3,514
- Maryland#265 · 1 in 2,523
Best ever in a state: #4 in North Dakota, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #154 | 5 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Kansas | #243 | 8 | 1 in 2,168 |
| North Carolina | #245 | 21 | 1 in 1,930 |
| Minnesota | #260 | 9 | 1 in 3,514 |
| Maryland | #265 | 11 | 1 in 2,523 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 10 | 1 in 2,136 |
| Iowa | #291 | 5 | 1 in 3,872 |
| Arkansas | #295 | 6 | 1 in 2,543 |
| Missouri | #298 | 11 | 1 in 3,354 |
| Tennessee | #322 | 9 | 1 in 3,582 |
| Kentucky | #358 | 5 | 1 in 4,967 |
| Washington | #396 | 7 | 1 in 4,501 |
| Indiana | #404 | 7 | 1 in 5,383 |
| Georgia | #413 | 10 | 1 in 4,318 |
| Pennsylvania | #419 | 11 | 1 in 7,006 |
| Louisiana | #449 | 9 | 1 in 3,983 |
| Florida | #456 | 15 | 1 in 4,976 |
| Virginia | #465 | 6 | 1 in 6,300 |
| Ohio | #476 | 9 | 1 in 8,565 |
| California | #584 | 29 | 1 in 7,703 |
| New Jersey | #610 | 5 | 1 in 9,311 |
| Texas | #636 | 18 | 1 in 8,176 |
| Michigan | #657 | 5 | 1 in 13,027 |
| Illinois | #875 | 5 | 1 in 16,453 |
| New York | #881 | 8 | 1 in 15,131 |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Brooks
- 3 spots since 2024 (#67 → #64)
- 28 spots since 2020 (#92 → #64)
- 169 spots since 2015 (#233 → #64)
- Biggest jump: 277 spots in 1913 (#892 → #615)
- Biggest drop: 382 spots in 1886 (#577 → #959)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #64 (4,877 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 2020–2025
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1894–2025
- Highest: 1 in 350 boys born in 2025 were named Brooks (0.29%)
- 46.3% of all boys named Brooks (26,835) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | #577 (1885) | #832 |
| 1890s | 83 | #556 (1897) | #725 |
| 1900s | 129 | #487 (1901) | #693 |
| 1910s | 487 | #615 (1913) | #781 |
| 1920s | 645 | #715 (1921) | #839 |
| 1930s | 545 | #750 (1935) | #853 |
| 1940s | 701 | #713 (1942) | #779 |
| 1950s | 980 | #665 (1953) | #741 |
| 1960s | 1,116 | #671 (1961) | #723 |
| 1970s | 1,392 | #618 (1979) | #707 |
| 1980s | 2,824 | #401 (1982) | #540 |
| 1990s | 2,374 | #645 (1994) | #678 |
| 2000s | 3,528 | #488 (2009) | #638 |
| 2010s | 16,254 | #110 (2019) | #260 |
| 2020s | 26,835 | #64 (2025) | #75 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Brooks in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 81,944 of them was named Brooks, which outranked 69.2% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,730Vikki22
- #3,730Xochilt22
- #3,730Zakia22
- #3,852Brooks21
- #3,852Abbe21
- #3,852Abigale21
- #3,852Adia21
- #3,983Adora20
- #3,983Aleena20
- #3,983Aleksandra20
Tied with 130 names at #3,852; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 6,286 of them was named Brooks, which outranked 93.3% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.