Brooke
An English surname for someone who lived beside a stream, from Old English broc. It was first used as a given name for boys before shifting to girls.
Brooke in 2025
Brooke was given to 972 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 668th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,411 babies born.
The history of Brooke
Brooke reached its highest point in 1996, when 6,749 babies were given the name, ranking 100th that year.
Across the 112 years of records since 1914, 200,521 babies have been named Brooke. Half of them were born before 1997, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Brooke by decade
| Decade | Babies named Brooke | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 21 | 5,270 |
| 1920s | 60 | 5,907 |
| 1930s | 103 | 2,952 |
| 1940s | 587 | 1,669 |
| 1950s | 967 | 1,295 |
| 1960s | 2,441 | 821 |
| 1970s | 14,982 | 170 |
| 1980s | 35,267 | 114 |
| 1990s | 60,825 | 100 |
| 2000s | 54,797 | 114 |
| 2010s | 23,838 | 181 |
| 2020s | 6,633 | 518 |
Where Brooke is heading
Brooke has fallen 55% over the past decade, from 2,150 babies in 2015 to 972 in 2025.
Names like Brooke
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Brooke.