English surname for someone living by a stream — of the brook. A surname name, steady in the American top 300 since 2010.
Brooks ranks 64th among American boys in 2025, with 4,965 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 4,965 babies were given the name, ranking 64th. The typical living American called Brooks is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.63% of births.
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.