Brooke
The name Brooke is most commonly a female given name and less commonly a male given name, also used as a surname. Other forms include Brook. The name "Brooke" is of English origin.
Meaning & Origin of Brooke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The name Brooke is most commonly a female given name and less commonly a male given name, also used as a surname. Other forms include Brook. The name "Brooke" is of English origin.
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The Story of Brooke
Brooke first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1934, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 6,724 Brookes were born — ranking #45 that year. As of 2026, Brooke ranks #330 for baby girls with 944 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 199K Brookes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Brooke
Brooke is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 199K births in the dataset. Brooke's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #43. Use the chart and map above to compare Brooke's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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