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Boy name

Brooks

Brooks is currently the #64 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 4,877 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #92, now it sits at #64. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1880 is happening right now. State by state, Utah leads the way at #10.

Rankings

2025 rank
#64
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#64
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
4,877
boys named Brooks

Brooks popularity, 1880–2025

0.077%0.15%0.23%0.31%18801900192019401960198020002020#64 in 2025
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Brooks is most popular

Alaska: #41 (15 boys, 0.66% of boys born 2025)AK#41Maine: #54 (19 boys, 0.49% of boys born 2025)ME#54Vermont: #102 (5 boys, 0.41% of boys born 2025)VT#102New Hampshire: #55 (24 boys, 0.53% of boys born 2025)NH#55Washington: #73 (99 boys, 0.30% of boys born 2025)WA#73Idaho: #37 (47 boys, 0.54% of boys born 2025)ID#37Montana: #19 (32 boys, 0.85% of boys born 2025)MT#19North Dakota: #17 (29 boys, 0.86% of boys born 2025)ND#17Minnesota: #15 (158 boys, 0.64% of boys born 2025)MN#15Wisconsin: #20 (136 boys, 0.58% of boys born 2025)WI#20Michigan: #35 (189 boys, 0.47% of boys born 2025)MI#35New York: #143 (136 boys, 0.16% of boys born 2025)NY#143Massachusetts: #64 (100 boys, 0.37% of boys born 2025)MA#64Rhode Island: #177 (6 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)RI#177Oregon: #108 (35 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)OR#108Nevada: #187 (16 boys, 0.14% of boys born 2025)NV#187Wyoming: #27 (12 boys, 1.10% of boys born 2025)WY#27South Dakota: #12 (33 boys, 0.86% of boys born 2025)SD#12Iowa: #23 (77 boys, 0.56% of boys born 2025)IA#23Illinois: #70 (154 boys, 0.31% of boys born 2025)IL#70Indiana: #40 (139 boys, 0.44% of boys born 2025)IN#40Ohio: #44 (223 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)OH#44Pennsylvania: #53 (211 boys, 0.40% of boys born 2025)PA#53New Jersey: #123 (77 boys, 0.19% of boys born 2025)NJ#123Connecticut: #62 (55 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)CT#62California: #154 (249 boys, 0.14% of boys born 2025)CA#154Utah: #10 (162 boys, 0.82% of boys born 2025)UT#10Colorado: #46 (114 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)CO#46Nebraska: #11 (64 boys, 0.73% of boys born 2025)NE#11Missouri: #35 (141 boys, 0.51% of boys born 2025)MO#35Kentucky: #58 (72 boys, 0.35% of boys born 2025)KY#58West Virginia: #58 (28 boys, 0.45% of boys born 2025)WV#58Virginia: #71 (118 boys, 0.32% of boys born 2025)VA#71Maryland: #37 (113 boys, 0.49% of boys born 2025)MD#37Delaware: #14 (29 boys, 0.98% of boys born 2025)DE#14Arizona: #98 (85 boys, 0.26% of boys born 2025)AZ#98New Mexico: #179 (11 boys, 0.17% of boys born 2025)NM#179Kansas: #13 (94 boys, 0.67% of boys born 2025)KS#13Arkansas: #29 (69 boys, 0.55% of boys born 2025)AR#29Tennessee: #49 (144 boys, 0.39% of boys born 2025)TN#49North Carolina: #55 (187 boys, 0.36% of boys born 2025)NC#55South Carolina: #63 (74 boys, 0.35% of boys born 2025)SC#63District of Columbia: #120 (7 boys, 0.28% of boys born 2025)DC#120Oklahoma: #49 (73 boys, 0.41% of boys born 2025)OK#49Louisiana: #40 (80 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)LA#40Mississippi: #49 (43 boys, 0.40% of boys born 2025)MS#49Alabama: #46 (81 boys, 0.38% of boys born 2025)AL#46Georgia: #65 (156 boys, 0.31% of boys born 2025)GA#65Hawaii: #90 (10 boys, 0.34% of boys born 2025)HI#90Texas: #97 (409 boys, 0.23% of boys born 2025)TX#97Florida: #90 (237 boys, 0.25% of boys born 2025)FL#90
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wyoming (#27), Delaware (#14), North Dakota (#17)

Uniqueness score

15/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Brooks in the most recent year of SSA data.

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