Girls' name · since 1893
Brookie
Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 535 babies named Brookie, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 535
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Brookie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 535 have been recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Brookie recorded 535 times among girls since 1893, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1995.
- #11,356 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 535 born since 1893
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brookie ranks #11,356 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 535 born since 1893, peaking in the 1940s.
- #11,356 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 535
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Brookie's 535 recorded births place it above 84.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Brookie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brookie's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brookie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1995
- Peak year (1947)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Brookie popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1947 (Brookie as boys' name)
Brookie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (84 births, 16% of the file).
1940s was Brookie's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Brookie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
75 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 84 births (16% of all-time use).
How Brookie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brookie's total volume
Brookie by state
Where Brookie concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 34 | 6.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
34 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Brookie's data
- Brookie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Brookies (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brookie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1893–1995 (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 Brookie 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.