Brooks
Girl name · #2119 in 2025 · Uniqueness 62/100
In 2025, 88 baby girls were named Brooks, placing it at #2119 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4295, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,455 girls born in 2025 was named Brooks.
The 110-year story
Brooks first appears in the Social Security records in 1915, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 88 babies and a rank of #2117. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Brooks per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Brooks in class?
Brooks scores 62 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Brooks is most common
Geography matters for names, and Brooks is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Brookss were TX (12), FL (6), AL (5), OK (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Brooks
Statistically, parents drawn to Brooks tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Bliss, Banks, Bracha, Bayan, and Sunni.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Brooks | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | #2117 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2775 |
| 2023 | 80 | #2288 |
| 2022 | 69 | #2554 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2892 |
| 2020 | 71 | #2441 |
| 2019 | 46 | #3388 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4531 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4295 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5025 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4836 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6564 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5602 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8888 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6820 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7444 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Brooks a popular girl name?
Brooks ranked #2119 among girls in 2025 with 88 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4295.
When was the name Brooks most popular?
Brooks peaked in 2025, when 88 American girls received the name (ranked #2117 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Brooks?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,455 newborn American girls was named Brooks. It scores 62/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.