Brooke

“One who lived near a stream or brook” — Middle English origin

Girl's name · #313 in the US (2025) · 90s

Brooke reached its best rank, #43, in 2003 and ranked #313 in 2025. Roughly 198,000 girls have been named Brooke since 1934. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the West in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the Northeast today.

Around the world: about 1 in 900 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 910 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 920 girls in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Brookes

Brooke Shields — U.S. model and actress
Brooke Adams — American actress
Brooke Burns — American fashion model and game show host (born 1978)
Brooke Hogan — American singer and television personality
Brooke Scullion — Irish musical artist

In stories & tradition

Brooke Davis — One Tree Hill
Brooke Logan — The Bold and the Beautiful
Brooke — Ice Age: Collision Course

What Brookes become

Among 499 notable people named Brooke:

Sports figures appear 2.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brooke Bennett, American swimmer.

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