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

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Peak · boys
2025 · 4,877 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
6 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
57,946
since 1880

Brooks over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013boysat peak
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,11788#644,877
2024#2,77561#674,811
2023#2,28880#734,484
2022#2,55469#774,349
2021#2,89258#784,444
2020#2,44171#923,870
2019#3,38846#1103,508
2018#3,49744#1612,379
2017#6,80817#2041,934
2016#4,53131#2331,671
2015#4,29533#2331,652
2014#5,02527#2471,520
2013#6,46219#3021,163
2012#4,83629#359849
2011#6,56419#345878
2010#5,60224#401700
2009#8,88813#488558
2008#10,08411#599419
2007#8,52014#536479
2006#10,61110#597412
2005#6,82017#643339
2004#11,6248#634332
2003#11,3258#703268
2002#7,44414#738236
2001#10,1029#734237
2000#8,53411#705248
1999#6,83614#717229
1998#5,36319#733224
1997#7,28312#650252
1996#8,13210#664249
1995#4,84620#653255
1994#4,68721#645259
1993#4,10025#673233
1992#4,84920#670239
1991#6,58813#692213
1990#8,5019#681221
1989#6,16013#682214
1988#3,80524#683190
1987#4,28319#601229
1986#4,34718#588230
1985#3,85221#508294
1984#4,16618#529263
1983#2,97528#485303
1982#1,87357#401421
1981#1,88757#421391
1980#1,83359#497289
1979#3,90319#618191
1978#3,28323#790115
1977#4,23516#727138
1976#4,61413#748123
1975#3,51419#774114
1974#4,45913#695140
1973#4,58612#689134
1972#4,79311#707128
1971#3,50818#648161
1970#3,43518#672148
1969#4,41811#79495
1968#5,6427#703115
1967#5,4577#703111
1966#3,95911#698112
1965#3,73312#74599
1964#5,0088#751104
1963#3,33615#704121
1962#4,8658#689126
1961#4,8828#671135
1960#4,4379#76998
1959#4,6258#677127
1958#4,8907#80786
1957#5,3776#714109
1956#3,18614#699112
1955#3,37712#720103
1954#3,9679#717101
1953#3,68710#665114
1952—#78680
1951#4,3857#73689
1950#3,9628#89359
1949—#74984
1948#4,2057#80271
1947#3,7069#72789
1946—#82663
1945#4,0256#75366
1944#4,0546#83257
1943—#81765
1942—#71381
1941—#77864
1940—#79261
1939—#86750
1938—#82556
1937—#77163
1936—#92444
1935—#75067
1934—#86053
1933—#82456
1932—#93748
1931—#85855
1930—#91553
1929—#88856
1928—#86259
1927—#88459
1926—#84261
1925—#92453
1924—#83866
1923—#93054
1922—#75976
1921—#71584
1920#3,9577#74477
1919—#83961
1918—#74375
1917#4,5945#76168
1916—#79760
1915#3,7956#69071
1914—#75848
1913—#61551
1912—#89225
1911—#85615
1910—#85913
1909—#71415
1908—#65716
1907—#63416
1906—#70912
1905—#9198
1904—#72311
1903—#65612
1902—#68711
1901—#48716
1900—#74312
1899—#66110
1898—#8048
1897—#55614
1896—#8268
1895—#68510
1894—#66810
1893——
1892—#7489
1891—#8416
1890—#7398
1889—#9745
1888—#9176
1887—#8196
1886—#9595
1885—#57711
1884—#8486
1883——
1882—#6529
1881——
1880—#9095
First appearance
1880

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 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #232 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 975 boysNHWashington: #313 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,427 boysWAIdaho: #198 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 665 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #141 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 430 boysNDMinnesota: #207 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 904 boysMNIllinois: #321 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,648 boysILWisconsin: #341 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,808 boysWIMichigan: #365 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,000 boysMINew York: #891 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,320 boysNYMassachusetts: #345 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,259 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedRIOregon: #380 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,798 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedSDIowa: #141 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 526 boysIAIndiana: #210 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 870 boysINOhio: #282 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,492 boysOHPennsylvania: #239 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,219 boysPANew Jersey: #697 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,191 boysNJConnecticut: #328 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,787 boysCTCalifornia: #692 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 5,821 boysCAUtah: #140 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 527 boysUTColorado: #205 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 789 boysCONebraska: #111 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 370 boysNEMissouri: #284 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,381 boysMOKentucky: #274 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,388 boysKYWest Virginia: #318 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,676 boysWVVirginia: #207 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 970 boysVAMaryland: #153 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 670 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedDEArizona: #302 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,415 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedNMKansas: #163 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 600 boysKSArkansas: #184 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 679 boysARTennessee: #230 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,016 boysTNNorth Carolina: #258 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,229 boysNCSouth Carolina: #275 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,326 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #174 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 613 boysDCOklahoma: #189 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 729 boysOKLouisiana: #231 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 988 boysLAMississippi: #269 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,226 boysMSAlabama: #164 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 678 boysALGeorgia: #220 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 994 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Brooks, so not publishedHITexas: #280 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 1,355 boysTXFlorida: #377 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,278 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#111 · 1 in 370
  2. Utah#140 · 1 in 527
  3. North Dakota#141 · 1 in 430
  4. Iowa#141 · 1 in 526
  5. Maryland#153 · 1 in 670

Best ever in a state: #4 in North Dakota, 2021.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#111271 in 370
Utah#140411 in 527
Iowa#141291 in 526
North Dakota#14191 in 430
Maryland#153411 in 670
Kansas#163261 in 600
Alabama#164331 in 678
District of Columbia#17471 in 613
Arkansas#184211 in 679
Oklahoma#189291 in 729
Idaho#198121 in 665
Colorado#205341 in 789
Minnesota#207311 in 904
Virginia#207431 in 970
Indiana#210411 in 870
Georgia#220541 in 994
Tennessee#230351 in 1,016
Louisiana#231251 in 988
New Hampshire#23251 in 975
Pennsylvania#239491 in 1,219
North Carolina#258411 in 1,229
Mississippi#269111 in 1,226
Kentucky#274161 in 1,388
South Carolina#275161 in 1,326
Texas#2801331 in 1,355
Ohio#282401 in 1,492
Missouri#284231 in 1,381
Arizona#302261 in 1,415
Washington#313251 in 1,427
West Virginia#31851 in 1,676
Illinois#321401 in 1,648
Connecticut#32881 in 1,787
Wisconsin#341151 in 1,808
Massachusetts#345131 in 2,259
Michigan#365241 in 2,000
Florida#377411 in 2,278
Oregon#380101 in 1,798
California#692391 in 5,821
New Jersey#69781 in 5,191
New York#891141 in 7,320
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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
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2025 at #64 (4,877 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 6 yrs · run 2020–2025
  • Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1894–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 350
  • Highest: 1 in 350 boys born in 2025 were named Brooks (0.29%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 46.3% of all boys named Brooks (26,835) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s53#577 (1885)#832
1890s83#556 (1897)#725
1900s129#487 (1901)#693
1910s487#615 (1913)#781
1920s645#715 (1921)#839
1930s545#750 (1935)#853
1940s701#713 (1942)#779
1950s980#665 (1953)#741
1960s1,116#671 (1961)#723
1970s1,392#618 (1979)#707
1980s2,824#401 (1982)#540
1990s2,374#645 (1994)#678
2000s3,528#488 (2009)#638
2010s16,254#110 (2019)#260
2020s26,835#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 2013

girls
#6,462
19 births · 1 in 92,355 girls
boys
#302
1,163 births · 1 in 1,626 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #6,462Brooks19

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #302Brooks1,163
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 92,355 of them was named Brooks, which outranked 66.5% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brooks
  1. #6,255Zeena20
  2. #6,255Zlata20
  3. #6,255Zyriah20
  4. #6,462Brooks19
  5. #6,462Aasia19
  6. #6,462Abigal19
  7. #6,462Adabella19
  8. #6,729Aaniya18
  9. #6,729Aariah18
  10. #6,729Addilynne18

Tied with 266 names at #6,462; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 1,626 of them was named Brooks, which outranked 97.9% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Brooks
  1. #299Drew1,179
  2. #299Karter1,179
  3. #301Dallas1,168
  4. #302Brooks1,163
  5. #303Anderson1,154
  6. #304Lane1,152
  7. #305Jared1,148
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2013 →