Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Brooks name popularity since 1925
58,512 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brooks (2.9% girls, 97.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Brooks is about 7 years old in 2026. Brooks peaked in 2025 as the #64 name for boys, and it ranked #64 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 58,512
- Named Brooks, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #64
- for boys in 2025 (4,877 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.1% boys
- 1,675 girls · 56,837 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.48× its national share
Peak year is the year Brooks made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Brooks births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Brooks both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1982 and 1987, Brooks's share of baby boys fell by 47%, from 1 in 4,310 to 1 in 8,150.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, it became 3× more common, from 1 in 4,870 baby boys to 1 in 1,630.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brooks's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brooks.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brooks in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 288 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 545 | #750 |
| 1940s | 28 | 701 | #754 |
| 1950s | 81 | 980 | #721 |
| 1960s | 96 | 1,116 | #745 |
| 1970s | 162 | 1,392 | #774 |
| 1980s | 314 | 2,824 | #508 |
| 1990s | 163 | 2,374 | #653 |
| 2000s | 115 | 3,528 | #643 |
| 2010s | 289 | 16,254 | #233 |
| 2020–25 | 427 | 26,835 | #64 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
70.6% of babies named Brooks from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Brooks is most popular
The index compares Brooks's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Brooks.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.48× | 1,568 |
| North Dakota | 2.28× | 380 |
| Idaho | 2.15× | 454 |
| South Dakota | 2.03× | 342 |
| Nebraska | 1.96× | 728 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brooks's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brooks.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brooks (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data