Given name & surname
Brooke
“from the running stream”
Brooke is a variant of Brooks. One English interpretation is “from the running stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brooke is a variant of Brooks. One English interpretation is “from the running stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brooke is a variant of Brooks. An origin associated with Brooks is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brooke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 200,521
- 2,030 boys · 198,491 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 6,749 babies
- 2025
- 972
- #313 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 972 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 313 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6,724 in 1996. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (81). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 178,439 as a first name in 2020; 4,739 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brooke’s family of names
Brooke has a related form in Brook. In English usage, Brooke has a related form in Brook. Brooke has a related form in Brooks.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Brooke
- Brooke ShieldsU.S. model and actressborn 1965
- Brooke AdamsAmerican actressborn 1949
- Brooke ScullionIrish musical artistborn 1999
- Brooke HoganAmerican singer and television personalityborn 1988
- Brooke BurnsAmerican fashion model and game show host (born 1978)
- Brooke SmithAmerican actressborn 1967
- Brooke FraserNew Zealand singer and songwriterborn 1983
- Brooke BennettAmerican swimmerborn 1980
- Brooke NevinCanadian actress (born 1982)
Characters named Brooke: Brooke Davis (One Tree Hill), Brooke Logan (The Bold and the Beautiful character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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