Brooks

Boy name

Brooks has been given to 59,639 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #64 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /bɹʊks/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

59,639

Peak year

2025 (4,965 babies)

Rank in 2025

#64 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +195%

Gender split

3% girls / 97% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Brooks.

59,351 babies since 1971

58,950 babies since 1951

57,731 babies since 1880

61,671 babies since 1881

56,257 babies since 1954

63,091 babies since 1922

63,674 babies since 1880

55,338 babies since 1911

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