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Brook
OriginEnglish nature name
Meaning"small stream"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#5896
2025 SSA
US rank · girls#4373
2025 SSA
About Brook
Now that the popularity of Brooke is waning, and surname style variant Brooks is on the rise, Brook seems live a newly fresh nature-inspired option.
Brook for girls#4373 US
Brooke variation – or is the other way around? – that makes it more a nature name, less an eighties-style androgynous name.
Pronounced BROOK.
As of October 2026, Brook ranked #5896 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #663 in 1961.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Boys #4,828
Girls #4,373
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,813 | 61 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,527 | 71 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,288 | 83 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,909 | 57 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,622 | 42 |
| 2019 | #4,828 | 20 | #3,133 | 51 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #3,556 | 42 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #4,031 | 36 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #4,392 | 32 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #4,205 | 34 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #4,373 | 32 |
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