Brooks is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Brooks is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #64 among boys (4,877) and #2,126 among girls (88) — overall #106 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,965 | 4,965 | #2,126 | #64 |
| 2024 | 4,872 | 4,872 | #2,779 | #67 |
| 2023 | 4,564 | 4,564 | #2,289 | #73 |
| 2022 | 4,418 | 4,418 | #2,563 | #77 |
| 2021 | 4,502 | 4,502 | #2,898 | #78 |
| 2020 | 3,941 | 3,941 | #2,446 | #92 |
| 2019 | 3,554 | 3,554 | #3,404 | #110 |
| 2018 | 2,423 | 2,423 | #3,511 | #161 |
| 2017 | 1,951 | 1,951 | #6,864 | #204 |
| 2016 | 1,702 | 1,702 | #4,549 | #233 |
| 2015 | 1,685 | 1,685 | #4,316 | #233 |
| 2014 | 1,547 | 1,547 | #5,051 | #247 |
| 2013 | 1,182 | 1,182 | #6,516 | #302 |
| 2012 | 878 | 878 | #4,855 | #359 |
| 2011 | 897 | 897 | #6,608 | #345 |
| 2010 | 724 | 724 | #5,641 | #401 |
| 2009 | 571 | 571 | #8,988 | #488 |
| 2008 | 430 | 430 | #10,200 | #599 |
| 2007 | 493 | 493 | #8,603 | #536 |
| 2006 | 422 | 422 | #10,728 | #597 |
| 2005 | 356 | 356 | #6,879 | #643 |
| 2004 | 340 | 340 | #11,797 | #634 |
| 2003 | 276 | 276 | #11,495 | #704 |
| 2002 | 250 | 250 | #7,501 | #738 |
| 2001 | 246 | 246 | #10,253 | #734 |
| 2000 | 259 | 259 | #8,652 | #707 |
| 1999 | 243 | 243 | #6,886 | #717 |
| 1998 | 243 | 243 | #5,402 | #733 |
| 1997 | 264 | — | #7,347 | #650 |
| 1996 | 259 | — | #8,247 | #664 |
| 1995 | 275 | — | #4,871 | #653 |
| 1994 | 280 | — | #4,705 | #645 |
| 1993 | 258 | — | #4,116 | #673 |
| 1992 | 259 | — | #4,873 | #671 |
| 1991 | 226 | — | #6,649 | #692 |
| 1990 | 230 | — | #8,583 | #681 |
| 1989 | 227 | — | #6,206 | #682 |
| 1988 | 214 | — | #3,813 | #683 |
| 1987 | 248 | — | #4,307 | #601 |
| 1986 | 248 | — | #4,366 | #588 |
| 1985 | 315 | — | #3,868 | #508 |
| 1984 | 281 | — | #4,178 | #530 |
| 1983 | 331 | — | #2,987 | #485 |
| 1982 | 478 | — | #1,877 | #401 |
| 1981 | 448 | — | #1,889 | #421 |
| 1980 | 348 | — | #1,837 | #497 |
| 1979 | 210 | — | #3,922 | #619 |
| 1978 | 138 | — | #3,296 | #791 |
| 1977 | 154 | — | #4,254 | #727 |
| 1976 | 136 | — | #4,651 | #748 |
| 1975 | 133 | — | #3,523 | #774 |
| 1974 | 153 | — | #4,489 | #696 |
| 1973 | 146 | — | #4,601 | #690 |
| 1972 | 139 | — | #4,817 | #708 |
| 1971 | 179 | — | #3,518 | #648 |
| 1970 | 166 | — | #3,444 | #674 |
| 1969 | 106 | — | #4,456 | #794 |
| 1968 | 122 | — | #5,691 | #703 |
| 1967 | 118 | — | #5,512 | #703 |
| 1966 | 123 | — | #3,985 | #699 |
| 1965 | 111 | — | #3,764 | #745 |
| 1964 | 112 | — | #5,047 | #751 |
| 1963 | 136 | — | #3,350 | #704 |
| 1962 | 134 | — | #4,905 | #689 |
| 1961 | 143 | — | #4,936 | #671 |
| 1960 | 107 | — | #4,480 | #769 |
| 1959 | 135 | — | #4,668 | #677 |
| 1958 | 93 | — | #4,946 | #808 |
| 1957 | 115 | — | #5,438 | #714 |
| 1956 | 126 | — | #3,199 | #699 |
| 1955 | 115 | — | #3,399 | #721 |
| 1954 | 110 | — | #4,006 | #717 |
| 1953 | 124 | — | #3,722 | #665 |
| 1952 | 80 | — | — | #786 |
| 1951 | 96 | — | #4,423 | #736 |
| 1950 | 67 | — | #3,996 | #893 |
| 1949 | 84 | — | — | #750 |
| 1948 | 78 | — | #4,240 | #803 |
| 1947 | 98 | — | #3,732 | #728 |
| 1946 | 63 | — | — | #828 |
| 1945 | 72 | — | #4,074 | #754 |
| 1944 | 63 | — | #4,115 | #833 |
| 1943 | 65 | — | — | #818 |
| 1942 | 81 | — | — | #713 |
| 1941 | 64 | — | — | #779 |
| 1940 | 61 | — | — | #793 |
| 1939 | 50 | — | — | #869 |
| 1938 | 56 | — | — | #827 |
| 1937 | 63 | — | — | #773 |
| 1936 | 44 | — | — | #926 |
| 1935 | 67 | — | — | #750 |
| 1934 | 53 | — | — | #861 |
| 1933 | 56 | — | — | #826 |
| 1932 | 48 | — | — | #939 |
| 1931 | 55 | — | — | #859 |
| 1930 | 53 | — | — | #916 |
| 1929 | 56 | — | — | #890 |
| 1928 | 59 | — | — | #865 |
| 1927 | 59 | — | — | #885 |
| 1926 | 61 | — | — | #843 |
| 1925 | 53 | — | — | #926 |
| 1924 | 66 | — | — | #838 |
| 1923 | 54 | — | — | #932 |
| 1922 | 76 | — | — | #761 |
| 1921 | 84 | — | — | #716 |
| 1920 | 84 | — | #4,012 | #744 |
| 1919 | 61 | — | — | #839 |
| 1918 | 75 | — | — | #743 |
| 1917 | 73 | — | #4,686 | #761 |
| 1916 | 60 | — | — | #797 |
| 1915 | 77 | — | #3,847 | #692 |
| 1914 | 48 | — | — | #760 |
| 1913 | 51 | — | — | #617 |
| 1912 | 25 | — | — | #898 |
| 1911 | 15 | — | — | #863 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #872 |
| 1909 | 15 | — | — | #722 |
| 1908 | 16 | — | — | #659 |
| 1907 | 16 | — | — | #638 |
| 1906 | 12 | — | — | #716 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | — | #935 |
| 1904 | 11 | — | — | #728 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #659 |
| 1902 | 11 | — | — | #692 |
| 1901 | 16 | — | — | #489 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | — | #749 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #666 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #812 |
| 1897 | 14 | — | — | #557 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #834 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #694 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | — | #680 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | — | #761 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #855 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | — | #751 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #991 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #931 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #835 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #984 |
| 1885 | 11 | — | — | #582 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #865 |
| 1882 | 9 | — | — | #658 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #932 |