Names like Brooks

In 2025, 4,877 boys born in the US were named Brooks, #64 among boys' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1880, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1894.

More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 195% from 1,652 in 2015.

For all 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1889 or later (Brooks's began in 1894).

Brooks's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #819
2. 1890
   #685
3. 1900
   #694
4. 1910
   #800
5. 1920
   #721
6. 1930
   #868
7. 1940
   #760
8. 1950
   #868
9. 1960
   #753
10. 1970
    #663
11. 1980
    #493
12. 1990
    #672
13. 2000
    #702
14. 2010
    #401
15. 2020
    #92
16. 2025
    #64

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Brooks's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.