Boys' name · since 1880

Brooks

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 57,946 babies named Brooks, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#459 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#64 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
57,946
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade

57,946 babies have been named Brooks since 1880, making it today's #64 boys' name.

Brooks has 57,946 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #64 as of the latest data, more common than 99.5% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #459 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #64 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 57,946 born since 1880
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brooks ranks #459 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #64 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 57,946 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.

#459 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#64 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
57,946
born since 1880
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%99.5%
Brooks vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Brooks's 57,946 recorded births place it above 98.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Brooks compares

57,946 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Brooks's all-time total is 157x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Brooks Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 57,946 369 358,536
Peak-year births 4,877 34 22,252

Brooks's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Brooks's full recorded timeline at 1954, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 4,877 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Brooks popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2025)
4,877
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
02,0004,0006,000 188019011919193719551973199120092025 4,877

Brooks popularity over time - girls

1,693 total births recorded since 1915 (Brooks as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 1,693 births
020406080100 191519551966197719881999201020212025 88

Brooks by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (26,835 births, 46% of the file).

2020s was Brooks's strongest decade.

26,835 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Brooks births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26,835 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Brooks compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brooks's total volume

Brooks vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 6080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.8%-102, 3.9%-146, 2.7%-146, 2%-138, 1.8%-75, 6.8%-113, 4%-146, 4.3%-128, 1.9%-139, 1.9%-140, 2.7%-146, 3.2%-111, 6.6%-146, 1.8%-112, 3.6%Brooks-146, 8.4%Brooks
Brooks vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Brooks by state

Where Brooks concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brooks
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
4,971 8.6%
#2 California
2,836 4.9%
#3 Georgia
2,403 4.1%
#4 Ohio
2,283 3.9%
#5 North Carolina
2,244 3.9%
#6 Florida
2,143 3.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
2,029 3.5%
#8 Minnesota
1,792 3.1%
Texas share of Brooks's total US births 8.6%
Even split

4,971 of 57,946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Brooks appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brooks? ▼
Brooks has been given to 57,946 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #459 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #64 of 13,930. 4,877 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Brooks sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brooks ranks #459 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #64 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brooks most popular? ▼
Brooks was most popular in the 2020s decade with 26,835 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Brooks most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Brooks are Texas (4,971 births), California (2,836 births), Georgia (2,403 births).
How long has the name Brooks been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Brooks since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Brooks? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brock, Brodie, Bronson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Brooks's data

  • Texas records the most Brookss (4,971 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Brooks

Nearby Names Like Brooks

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brooks

Brody Boy
#236 81,678 births
Brock Boy
#811 43,540 births
Brodie Boy
#1039 11,391 births
Bronson Boy
#1049 10,693 births
Broderick Boy
#2578 8,952 births

Compare Brooks side by side: Brooks vs Brody Brooks vs Brock Brooks vs Brodie

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Brooks

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Joshua #66
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Ezekiel #61
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Angel #67
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Beau #60
65,592 births · Peak 2025
Christopher #68
2,069,596 births · Peak 1984

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brooks: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Brooks 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.