Feminine dossier · first seen 1934

Brooke

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1996
Peak era
1996
Peak births
6,724
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
1934Peak 19962025
peak 1996 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Brooke

How many people are named Brooke?

An estimated 194,330 living Americans are named Brooke.

How rare is Brooke?

Brooke is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 972 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 85.5% from its 1996 peak.

How old is the typical Brooke?

The median age of a living American named Brooke is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 37 years old.

Is Brooke still popular?

Not especially. Brooke has been declining since its 1996 peak and registered 972 births in 2025.

Where is Brooke most common?

Brooke has its strongest geographic signal in New Hampshire, where it appeared 5.0× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
1996
Decline from peak
85.5%
2025
972
All-time
198,491

Brooke broke out in Illinois, Utah, and Washington (1969) and became over-represented in 37 states over 48 years.

Broke out: Illinois, Utah, and Washington, 1969 · over-represented in 37 states over 48 years

Alabama: no breakout AL Alaska: broke out 1979 AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: broke out 1982 AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: broke out 1970 CO Connecticut: broke out 1971 CT Delaware: broke out 1991 DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: no breakout GA Hawaii: broke out 2003 HI Idaho: broke out 1974 ID Illinois: broke out 1969 IL Indiana: broke out 1973 IN Iowa: broke out 1970 IA Kansas: broke out 1971 KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: broke out 1983 LA Maine: broke out 1989 ME Maryland: broke out 1996 MD Massachusetts: broke out 2004 MA Michigan: broke out 1974 MI Minnesota: broke out 1992 MN Mississippi: no breakout MS Missouri: broke out 1994 MO Montana: broke out 1979 MT Nebraska: broke out 1974 NE Nevada: broke out 1986 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1996 NH New Jersey: broke out 2016 NJ New Mexico: broke out 2017 NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: no breakout NC North Dakota: broke out 1976 ND Ohio: broke out 1988 OH Oklahoma: broke out 1970 OK Oregon: broke out 1970 OR Pennsylvania: broke out 2000 PA Rhode Island: broke out 2001 RI South Carolina: no breakout SC South Dakota: broke out 1979 SD Tennessee: no breakout TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: broke out 1969 UT Vermont: broke out 1988 VT Virginia: no breakout VA Washington: broke out 1969 WA West Virginia: broke out 1987 WV Wisconsin: broke out 1975 WI Wyoming: broke out 1979 WY