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Unisex name

Brook

/ˈbɹʊk/ · 76% girls, 24% boys · 47 born in 2025

Brook has been given to about 14,021 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbɹʊk/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 13,532
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brook per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 496
  • Born in 202547
  • All time14,021
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Brook?

Its best year was 1980, when 496 babies were given the name, ranking 503rd. The typical living American called Brook is about 36 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Brook

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brock0.82
  2. Brooks0.76
  3. Brooke0.71
  4. Brooklyn0.59
  5. Brooklynn0.57
  6. Brody0.53
  7. Bryon0.53
  8. Barron0.51

Middle names for Brook

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brook Alice0.78
  2. Brook Iris0.77
  3. Brook Ivy0.77
  4. Brook Opal0.74
  5. Brook Noelle0.74
  6. Brook Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Brook

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.93
  2. Marisolsister · 0.92
  3. Kareembrother · 0.91
  4. Elishaeither · 0.90
  5. Aronbrother · 0.90
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.89

Where Brook is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Brook Evans0.73
  2. Brook Edwards0.73
  3. Brook Anderson0.73
  4. Brook Allen0.73
  5. Brook Adams0.73
  6. Brook Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Brook

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Brook across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.