Is Brook a boy or girl name?
Brook is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 14 boys were named Brook, so 61.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 75.8% of the 13,973 US babies named Brook were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,206
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,634
- Babies named Brook since 1915
- 13,973
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 496 babies
Boys and girls named Brook, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 36 | 5 | 12.2% |
| 1940s | 70 | 25 | 26.3% |
| 1950s | 168 | 107 | 38.9% |
| 1960s | 709 | 308 | 30.3% |
| 1970s | 930 | 1,858 | 66.6% |
| 1980s | 593 | 2,241 | 79.1% |
| 1990s | 419 | 3,009 | 87.8% |
| 2000s | 194 | 2,051 | 91.4% |
| 2010s | 161 | 827 | 83.7% |
| 2020s | 73 | 166 | 69.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,206 | 22 | #5,634 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,489 | 34 | #4,205 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,337 | 32 | #4,392 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,370 | 36 | #4,031 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,022 | 42 | #3,556 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,828 | 51 | #3,133 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,081 | 42 | #3,622 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,098 | 57 | #2,909 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,787 | 83 | #2,288 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,382 | 71 | #2,527 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,770 | 61 | #2,813 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,430 | 104 | #1,918 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,066 | 119 | #1,735 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,229 | 125 | #1,680 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,380 | 114 | #1,798 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,141 | 139 | #1,612 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,921 | 168 | #1,417 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,518 | 213 | #1,190 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,103 | 195 | #1,235 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,494 | 185 | #1,229 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,027 | 183 | #1,216 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,600 | 243 | #960 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,343 | 194 | #1,094 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,322 | 252 | #900 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,747 | 279 | #811 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,495 | 283 | #779 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,104 | 342 | #675 |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,933 | 287 | #744 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,077 | 311 | #695 |
| 1995 | 38 | #2,144 | 330 | #651 |
| 1994 | 49 | #1,777 | 345 | #635 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,794 | 338 | #658 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,007 | 312 | #693 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,503 | 236 | #848 |
| 1990 | 53 | #1,568 | 225 | #870 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,551 | 214 | #865 |
| 1988 | 53 | #1,451 | 195 | #897 |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,564 | 157 | #999 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,365 | 151 | #1,014 |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,358 | 162 | #957 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,199 | 173 | #875 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,108 | 157 | #943 |
| 1982 | 62 | #1,165 | 259 | #679 |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,144 | 368 | #525 |
| 1980 | 91 | #938 | 405 | #503 |
| 1979 | 91 | #919 | 313 | #583 |
| 1978 | 65 | #1,080 | 261 | #632 |
| 1977 | 92 | #883 | 259 | #642 |
| 1976 | 103 | #824 | 242 | #638 |
| 1975 | 96 | #851 | 173 | #800 |
| 1974 | 95 | #825 | 162 | #825 |
| 1973 | 72 | #949 | 134 | #919 |
| 1972 | 86 | #869 | 131 | #939 |
| 1971 | 118 | #757 | 108 | #1,105 |
| 1970 | 112 | #778 | 75 | #1,390 |
| 1969 | 74 | #885 | 38 | #2,027 |
| 1968 | 66 | #884 | 53 | #1,575 |
| 1967 | 51 | #1,020 | 38 | #1,906 |
| 1966 | 63 | #916 | 55 | #1,492 |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,069 | 25 | #2,412 |
| 1964 | 63 | #959 | 26 | #2,414 |
| 1963 | 81 | #844 | 20 | #2,790 |
| 1962 | 85 | #824 | 18 | #2,935 |
| 1961 | 139 | #663 | 23 | #2,552 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,252 | 12 | #3,716 |
| 1959 | 31 | #1,417 | 15 | #3,117 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,106 | 8 | #4,551 |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,634 | 6 | #5,437 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,683 | 14 | #3,197 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,851 | 15 | #2,987 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,121 | 13 | #3,176 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,408 | 10 | #3,721 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,163 | 9 | #3,837 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,515 | 8 | #4,054 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,452 | 9 | #3,692 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,134 | 11 | #3,206 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,738 | 7 | #4,237 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,728 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,755 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,352 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,508 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,221 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,877 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,604 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,780 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,898 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brook reached #663 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #503 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brook
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.