Gender
Origin
- English
- Running Stream
A small stream
Syllables
1
Themes
- Biblical
- Green
- Nature
- Surname
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Brook
Pronunciation
b-rook
Famous People
Actress Brook Kerr
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #668, 137 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5861, 15 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #503, 405 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4352, 32 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 32 |
| 2024 | 14 | 22 |
| 2023 | 17 | 34 |
| 2022 | 11 | 32 |
| 2021 | 17 | 36 |
| 2020 | 14 | 42 |
| 2019 | 20 | 51 |
| 2018 | 14 | 42 |
| 2017 | 14 | 57 |
| 2016 | 12 | 83 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #555, 46 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #987, 30 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4709, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | – |
| 2024 | 9 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017 | 12 | 4 |
| 2016 | 18 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #4627, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #703, 4 births); most recent 2010 (rank #909, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #436, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #509, 5 births); most recent 2013 (rank #663, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | 3 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #246, 10 births); most recent 1994 (rank #494, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #401, 8 births); most recent 2011 (rank #630, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence