Boys' name · since 1914
Brooker
Brooker has 30 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Brooker is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 30 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Brooker recorded 30 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2020.
- #25,776 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brooker ranks #25,776 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #25,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Brooker's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brooker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brooker's full recorded timeline at 1919, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births.
Brooker popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2020
- Peak year (1914)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Brooker by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (20 births, 67% of the file).
1910s was Brooker's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Brooker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 20 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brooker's data
- Brooker's decade-level peak was the 1910s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brooker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brooker draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.