Brooks

Meaning: Small stream
Origin: Variant of Brook · English nature name (from English (topographic surname, from the noun brook))

Girl's name · #2126 in the US (2025) · Trending

2% girls · 98% boys — About 98% of babies named Brooks in recent years have been boys. Brooks →

Popularity over time

Brooks is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1915, it stood at #2126 in 2025; about 1,700 girls have been named Brooks along the way.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Among 139 notable people named Brooks:

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