unisex name
Brook
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 15,677
Scotland
#757
2023 births
Brook is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 74% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1980, when 496 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 70,542 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Brook started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Brook over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 41 |
| 1940s | 95 |
| 1950s | 275 |
| 1960s | 1,017 |
| 1970s | 2,787 |
| 1980s | 2,834 |
| 1990s | 3,428 |
| 2000s | 2,245 |
| 2010s | 989 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 287 |
How popular is Brook?
In 2025, Brook was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Brook is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Brook
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brook also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brook over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brook
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brook — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brook
How popular is the name Brook?
In 2025, Brook was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Brook a girl's or a boy's name?
Brook is used for both girls and boys. About 74% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Brook?
Brook has 1 syllable.
When was Brook most popular?
Brook peaked in 1980, when 496 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Brook a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brook currently ranks #3,887 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Brook originally a boys' or girls' name?
Brook was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.