How Many People Are Named Brooke?
people named Brooke are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,746 people in the US has this name
Based on 200,521 babies named Brooke in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,749 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of BROOK. The name came into use in the 1950s, probably influenced by American socialite Brooke Astor (1902-2007). It was further popularized by actress Brooke Shields (1965-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Brooke, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Brooke rose from 28.2% in the 1930s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Brooke alive today is about 28 years old, and 56% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Brooke first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1996, to 6,749 babies. In 2025, 972 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Brooke never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #43, in 2003, and it was in the top 100 in 31 years between 1979 and 2011. In 2025 it ranked #313.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #313 |
| Best rank | #43 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | 31 (1979 to 2011) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #54 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Brooke alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Brooke were born in California than in any other state: about 17,559 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Brooke was given 2 times as often in Montana, 2 times in Wyoming and 1.9 times in North Dakota.
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