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Brook

Brook: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“stream”
Origin
English
Say it
BRUUK · 1 syllable
Used for
Both (76% girls, 24% boys since 1880)

English nature name from the word for a small stream. Also appears as a surname and as a variant of Brooke.

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How popular is Brook?

202410.8 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Brook in 202436

Peak year1980

Total US babies since 188013,973

Brook is fading: recent use is about 43% of its level ten years before.

Names like Brook

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Brookesmall stream · English
  • Averyruler of elves · English
  • Riverriver · English
  • Sawyerwoodcutter · English
  • TatumTata's homestead · English
  • EmersonEmery's son · English
  • Haydenhay valley · English
  • Sagewise one; sage plant · English

Brook questions

What does the name Brook mean?

Brook means "stream". It comes from English. English nature name from the word for a small stream. Also appears as a surname and as a variant of Brooke.

Is Brook a boy or girl name?

Brook is used for both: about 76% of US babies named Brook since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Brook?

36 US babies were named Brook in 2024. Its peak year was 1980.

How do you pronounce Brook?

Brook is usually pronounced BRUUK.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.