Brooks
English surname meaning “of the brook, dweller by the stream.”
2025peak year
No. 64best rank (2025)
59,639babies since 1880
No. 64rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Brooks appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 2020 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2025, when 4,877 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 64 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 64 for boys. All told, 59,639 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | No. 577 |
| 1890s | 83 | No. 556 |
| 1900s | 129 | No. 487 |
| 1910s | 487 | No. 615 |
| 1920s | 645 | No. 715 |
| 1930s | 545 | No. 750 |
| 1940s | 701 | No. 713 |
| 1950s | 980 | No. 665 |
| 1960s | 1,116 | No. 671 |
| 1970s | 1,392 | No. 618 |
| 1980s | 2,824 | No. 401 |
| 1990s | 2,374 | No. 645 |
| 2000s | 3,528 | No. 488 |
| 2010s | 16,254 | No. 110 |
| 2020s | 26,835 | No. 64 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.