Brookes
Brookes is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:Barbara Brookes, New Zealand historian Bruno Brookes, English broadcaster Dennis Brookes, English cricketer Ed Brookes (1881–1958), Irish football player Eric Brookes (1894–1918), British pilot Faye Brookes, British actress Jacqueline Brookes (1930–2013), American actress James Brooks (bishop) or Brookes, English bishop James…
Meaning & Origin of Brookes
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brookes is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:Barbara Brookes, New Zealand historian Bruno Brookes, English broadcaster Dennis Brookes, English cricketer Ed Brookes (1881–1958), Irish football player Eric Brookes (1894–1918), British pilot Faye Brookes, British actress Jacqueline Brookes (1930–2013), American actress James Brooks (bishop) or Brookes, English bishop James…
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The Story of Brookes
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Brookes as a girl name dates back to 1979, when 7 babies received it. 1982 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Brookes — #6,370 in the national rankings. About 84% of every Brookes on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Brookes last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 44 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Brookes first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1982: 17 births, good for #2,709 nationwide. About 51% of every Brookes on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Brookes last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 108 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brookes
Brookes is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 108 births in the dataset. Brookes's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #2,709. Use the chart and map above to compare Brookes'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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