Brook
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,351 for girls
Brook is a name, meaning “swamp, marsh”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,351st for girls in the US (32 babies).
What does Brook mean?
“swamp, marsh”
A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brooks.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Brook a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Brook has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 32 girls and 15 boys in the US.
How popular is Brook in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Brook, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 50 boys.
Half of all the boys named Brook in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2023, 31% of the babies named Brook in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Brook in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 28 | #973 |
| 2006 | 36 | #784 |
| 2005 | 46 | #632 |
| 2004 | 50 | #565 |
| 2003 | 42 | #603 |
| 2002 | 31 | #692 |
| 2001 | 29 | #691 |
| 2000 | 37 | #578 |
| 1999 | 26 | #717 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Brook in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,351among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 50,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the US were named Brook, making it the 4,351st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,546th. Its busiest year was 1980, with 405 girls. It first appears in the records in 1931. 15 boys were also named Brook in 2025 (5,859th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Brook in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1955, 45% of the babies named Brook in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 68%, with more girls than boys since 1972.
Brook in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 34 | #4,189 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4,376 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,011 |
| 2020 | 42 | #3,546 |
| 2019 | 51 | #3,129 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,903 |
| 2016 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,524 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,779 |
| 2013 | 104 | #1,918 |
| 2012 | 119 | #1,733 |
| 2011 | 125 | #1,679 |
| 2010 | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2009 | 139 | #1,612 |
| 2008 | 168 | #1,415 |
| 2007 | 213 | #1,189 |
| 2006 | 195 | #1,234 |
| 2005 | 185 | #1,227 |
| 2004 | 183 | #1,215 |
| 2003 | 243 | #958 |
| 2002 | 194 | #1,093 |
| 2001 | 252 | #900 |
| 2000 | 279 | #811 |
| 1999 | 283 | #777 |
| 1998 | 342 | #675 |
| 1997 | 287 | #744 |
| 1996 | 311 | #695 |
| 1995 | 330 | #651 |
| 1994 | 345 | #635 |
| 1993 | 338 | #658 |
| 1992 | 312 | #693 |
| 1991 | 236 | #845 |
| 1990 | 225 | #867 |
| 1989 | 214 | #860 |
| 1988 | 195 | #897 |
| 1987 | 157 | #997 |
| 1986 | 151 | #1,013 |
| 1985 | 162 | #957 |
| 1984 | 173 | #875 |
| 1983 | 157 | #942 |
| 1982 | 259 | #679 |
| 1981 | 368 | #525 |
| 1980 | 405 | #503 |
| 1979 | 312 | #584 |
| 1978 | 261 | #632 |
| 1977 | 259 | #641 |
| 1976 | 242 | #637 |
| 1975 | 173 | #800 |
| 1974 | 162 | #825 |
| 1973 | 134 | #917 |
| 1972 | 131 | #937 |
| 1971 | 108 | #1,103 |
| 1970 | 75 | #1,389 |
| 1969 | 38 | #2,023 |
| 1968 | 53 | #1,575 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 55 | #1,488 |
| 1965 | 25 | #2,410 |
| 1964 | 26 | #2,411 |
| 1963 | 20 | #2,779 |
| 1962 | 18 | #2,921 |
| 1961 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 14 | #3,185 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,795 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 9 | #3,660 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,175 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
Names like Brook
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan Bradley Patrick Adam Dylan Blake Daniel Brian Cody Benjamin Matthew Aaron
Names related to Brook
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brook: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brook, updated 20 October 2026.