Brooke: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced BRUUK · 1 syllable

A topographic surname for someone who lived near a brook.

How popular is Brooke?

Brooke was the #313 name in the US in 2025, given to 972 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 61% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Brooke in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Brooke are older than 32; most are between 19 and 52. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Brooke have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Brooke is pronounced BRUUK.

Brooke was the #313 name in the US in 2025, given to 972 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 61% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Brooke are older than 32. Most are between 19 and 52.