Brooke

Origin and meaning of Brooke

Gender:
Historical gender:

Usage over the past 5 years:

Girls - 99% (31,194 births)

Boys - 1% (43 births)

Source: US SSA data

Girl Mostly girls
boy Boy

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Origin:

Modern English variant of the English name Brook

Meaning:

From the brook

More info:

Brooke is a contemporary respelling of the English surname Brook.

Brooke Shields is an American actress.

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Pronunciation:

BROOK

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Form of:

Brook

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Popularity:

Ranks 102nd in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names. Show popularity chart

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Categories:

Brooke is listed in the name categories below

• English
• Irish
• Modern English
• Nature or Green
• Surnames

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Popularity of Brooke (Source: US SSA)

Year

Since 1914 Brooke was chosen 179,967 times as a name, 177,968 times for girls and 1,999 times for boys

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Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	236	102	-	2,955	-
2011	202	86	-	3,354	-
2010	179	72	10,869	3,683	6
2009	148	54	-	4,789	-
2008	144	52	8,393	5,167	9
2007	132	45	4,821	5,504	19
2006	130	44	8,080	5,742	9
2005	129	47	6,696	5,564	11
2004	123	46	4,022	5,705	22
2003	114	43	7,314	5,964	9
2002	129	52	7,729	5,335	8
2001	137	57	6,993	5,211	9
2000	128	51	5,316	5,640	13
1999	118	47	4,788	6,066	14
1998	110	46	4,225	6,344	16
1997	103	45	5,322	6,672	11
1996	100	45	2,927	6,723	25
1995	109	52	3,879	6,371	16
1994	116	54	3,222	5,976	21
1993	115	52	3,153	6,158	21
1992	128	59	3,010	5,770	22
1991	133	65	2,838	5,551	23
1990	145	70	2,559	4,989	26
1989	158	74	2,794	4,148	22
1988	184	87	1,881	3,411	35
1987	196	94	2,847	2,958	18
1986	211	104	2,517	2,693	21
1985	215	102	3,229	2,726	14
1984	206	99	2,042	2,745	26
1983	196	96	1,905	2,861	28
1982	191	92	1,772	3,149	32
1981	114	52	1,482	5,329	42
1980	122	57	1,289	4,952	52
1979	170	85	1,318	3,512	49
1978	217	115	1,412	2,529	43
1977	290	150	1,452	1,870	40
1976	329	174	1,412	1,465	40
1975	387	208	1,211	1,180	49
1974	469	260	1,352	964	40
1973	532	302	1,082	771	56
1972	560	321	1,175	735	48
1971	605	347	1,236	726	45
1970	587	345	1,052	758	60
1969	823	483	1,202	401	43
1968	893	527	1,249	328	37
1967	952	585	1,251	268	36
1966	935	562	1,286	286	35
1965	1,301	822	1,408	146	30
1964	1,381	927	1,201	128	41
1963	1,316	855	1,356	150	33
1962	1,357	924	1,234	132	40
1961	1,377	988	1,097	120	51
1960	1,508	1,066	1,273	102	38
1959	1,800	1,254	1,593	73	25
1958	1,736	1,283	1,367	68	32
1957	1,813	1,289	1,548	67	26
1956	1,672	1,116	1,831	85	19
1955	1,819	1,228	1,794	67	19
1954	1,461	966	1,595	101	23
1953	1,295	796	1,839	134	18
1952	1,839	1,352	1,551	51	24
1951	1,944	1,317	1,916	50	16
1950	1,883	1,250	2,040	54	14
1949	1,668	1,103	1,820	67	17
1948	1,799	1,423	1,348	42	29
1947	2,021	1,463	1,794	41	18
1946	2,024	1,323	2,410	43	10
1945	1,769	1,264	1,588	40	18
1944	1,911	1,259	2,204	40	11
1943	1,902	1,530	1,402	30	25
1942	1,681	1,164	1,542	46	21
1941	1,793	1,298	1,587	35	19
1940	2,296	1,598	2,342	24	10
1939	2,953	2,946	2,064	9	12
1938	3,669	3,213	2,892	8	7
1937	-	-	-	-	-
1936	6,200	-	3,191	-	6
1935	3,284	4,290	2,038	5	13
1934	3,401	3,485	2,407	7	10
1933	5,324	-	2,766	-	8
1932	-	-	-	-	-
1931	6,573	-	3,426	-	6
1930	4,255	4,642	3,057	5	8
1929	6,911	-	3,607	-	6
1928	7,163	-	3,750	-	6
1927	6,098	-	3,185	-	8
1926	6,618	-	3,425	-	7
1925	7,464	-	3,791	-	6
1924	8,638	-	4,428	-	5
1923	-	-	-	-	-
1922	5,908	-	3,048	-	9
1921	8,656	-	4,417	-	5
1920	6,286	-	3,249	-	8
1919	5,270	-	2,698	-	10
1918	7,348	-	3,782	-	6
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1914	6,317	-	3,313	-	5
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1880-89	-	-	-
1890-99	-	-	-
1900-09	-	-	-
1910-19	6833	-	3548
1920-29	7104	-	3662
1930-39	4672	3908	2825
1940-49	1911	1369	1802
1950-59	1718	1177	1720
1960-64	1390	958	1240
1965-69	1020	624	1299
1970-74	571	329	1136
1975-79	306	162	1372
1980-84	156	74	1612
1985-89	202	97	2619
1990-94	130	62	2890
1995-99	106	47	4088
2000	128	51	5316
2001	137	57	6993
2002	129	52	7729
2003	114	43	7314
2004	123	46	4022
2005	129	47	6696
2006	130	44	8080
2007	132	45	4821
2008	144	52	8393
2009	148	54	-
2010	179	72	10869
2011	202	86	-
2012	236	102	-

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