Brooks
Brooks is a masculine given name, though it is occasionally used as a feminine name. More commonly, it is also a surname.
Meaning & Origin of Brooks
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brooks is a masculine given name, though it is occasionally used as a feminine name. More commonly, it is also a surname.
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The Story of Brooks
Brooks first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 4,917 Brookss were born — ranking #62 that year. As of 2026, Brooks ranks #62 for baby boys with 4,917 births, rising sharply (+45% over the past five years). In total, more than 63K Brookss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brooks
Brooks is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 63K births in the dataset. Brooks's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #62. Use the chart and map above to compare Brooks'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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