NameTides

Brook

Brook was the #4,352 girls' name in the US in 2025 (32 babies).

Brook as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Brook as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020US
Brook as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#4,352 (32)————
2024#5,443 (23)————
2023#4,191 (34)#4,710 (4)———
2022#4,378 (32)#5,670 (3)———
2021#4,014 (36)#4,634 (4)———
2020#3,546 (42)————
2019#3,130 (51)#5,591 (3)——#3,266 (5)
2018#3,614 (42)#5,666 (3)———
2017#2,903 (57)#4,763 (4)——#1,673 (13)
2016#2,287 (83)#3,609 (6)——#2,892 (6)
2015#2,524 (71)#4,736 (4)——#1,874 (11)
2014#2,781 (62)#2,203 (12)——#1,901 (11)
2013#1,918 (104)#2,176 (12)#663 (4)—#2,888 (6)
2012#1,733 (119)#1,893 (15)——#1,787 (12)
2011#1,679 (125)#1,665 (17)——#1,500 (15)

Brook as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Brook as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Brook as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#5,861 (15)#3,684 (5)——
2024#6,199 (14)#2,444 (9)——
2023#5,470 (17)#3,113 (6)#728 (3)—
2022#7,262 (11)#3,450 (5)——
2021#5,338 (17)#3,017 (6)—#2,812 (5)
2020#5,980 (14)#2,960 (6)——
2019#4,806 (20)#3,937 (4)——
2018#6,036 (14)#2,445 (8)——
2017#6,060 (14)#1,923 (12)——
2016#6,726 (12)#1,431 (18)——
2015#6,324 (13)#2,020 (11)——
2014#5,733 (15)#2,690 (7)——
2013#5,404 (16)#2,216 (9)——
2012#5,035 (18)#1,669 (14)—#2,666 (5)
2011#5,200 (17)#1,788 (12)—#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1980 at #503.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1931.
  • In 2025, 68% of US babies named Brook were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 110,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Brook is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 61,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 43,000 to 1 in 88,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Brook by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Brook (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BrookCanadaGirls—too few
BrookCanadaBoys—too few
BrookEngland & WalesGirls—too few
BrookEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
BrookIrelandGirls—too few
BrookNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BrookNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BrookScotlandGirls—too few
BrookScotlandBoys—too few
BrookUSGirls#4,35232
BrookUSBoys#5,86115