Recorded 1889–2004 Girls' name Peak 1918 614 births

Brooksie — girls' name

614 babies named Brooksie in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s51900s471910s1301920s1651930s1151940s771950s261960s161970s101990s112000s7
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Brooksie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

25 babies were named Brooksie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brooksie

The Social Security Administration has registered 614 babies named Brooksie between 1889 and 2004, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brooksie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brooksie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Brooksie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Brooksie in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brooksie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 614 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brooksie at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

614

Since 1889

116 years of records

Peak year

1918

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1889

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2004

Brooksie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1889

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1918)
25
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Brooksie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
165 births that decade — 27% of Brooksie's all-time total
1880s51890s51900s471910s1301920s1651930s1151940s771950s261960s161970s101990s112000s7

Brooksie by state

Where Brooksie concentrates geographically — total births since 1889

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Brooksie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 2.9%
#2 Tennessee
14 2.3%
#3 Alabama
10 1.6%
#4 Arkansas
6 1.0%
#5 Georgia
5 0.8%
#6 Missouri
5 0.8%
Texas share of Brooksie's total US births 2.9%
Even split

18 of 614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brooksie?
614 babies have been named Brooksie since 1889. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1918 with 25 births.
When was Brooksie most popular?
Brooksie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Brooksie most popular?
The top states for the name Brooksie are Texas (18 births), Tennessee (14 births), Alabama (10 births).
How long has the name Brooksie been used?
Brooksie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 116 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Brooksie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brooke, Brooklyn, Brooklynn, Brook, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1889–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.