Brooks

“Variant of Brook — small stream (English nature name)” — English (topographic surname, from the noun brook) origin

Boy's name · #64 in the US (2025) · Trending

Brooks is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it reached #64 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 4,900 boys given the name last year. Roughly 58,000 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: #71 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Brookses

Brooks Wackerman — American drummer
Brooks Koepka — American professional golfer (born 1990)
Brooks Orpik — American ice hockey player
Brooks Wheelan — American comedian
Brooks Adams — American political writer (1848–1927)

In stories & tradition

Brooks — Grey Gardens

What Brookses become

Among 139 notable people named Brooks:

Sports figures appear 2.22× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brooks Koepka, American professional golfer (born 1990).

Similar names: Cooper · Brody · Beckett · Archer · Jax · Colter

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