Brooks Name Popularity

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How popular is Brooks?

The somewhat popular name Brooks was the 161st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #161 for the first time this year with 2,368 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Brooks in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1893.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Brooks occurred roughly during the years 1898-1901, 1909-1915, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, 1950-1953, 1967-1971, 1978-1981, and 2003-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1901-1904.

Where is the name Brooks popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Brooks's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Brooks has risen significantly.

The name Brooks is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Brooks (Girl)		Brooks (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		44	3,493	2,368	161
2017		17	6,843	1,929	204
2016		31	4,539	1,669	233
2015		33	4,306	1,652	233
2014		27	5,040	1,520	246
2013		19	6,502	1,162	302
2012		29	4,849	848	359
2011		19	6,602	877	345
2010		23	5,803	700	401
2009		13	8,979	558	488
2008		11	10,191	419	599
2007		14	8,595	479	535
2006		10	10,721	412	596
2005		17	6,876	339	643
2004		8	11,794	332	634
2003		8	11,491	268	704
2002		14	7,499	236	738
2001		9	10,249	237	734
2000		11	8,650	248	707
1999		14	6,883	229	717
1998		19	5,401	224	732
1997		12	7,346	252	650
1996		10	8,246	249	664
1995		20	4,871	255	653
1994		21	4,704	259	645
1993		25	4,116	233	673
1992		20	4,868	239	671
1991		13	6,644	213	692
1990		9	8,580	221	681
1989		13	6,204	214	682
1988		24	3,815	190	683
1987		19	4,307	229	600
1986		18	4,368	230	588
1985		21	3,870	293	508
1984		18	4,178	263	530
1983		28	2,986	303	485
1982		57	1,875	421	400
1981		57	1,888	390	422
1980		59	1,837	289	497
1979		19	3,924	191	620
1978		23	3,294	115	791
1977		16	4,252	138	726
1976		13	4,650	123	747
1975		19	3,525	114	774
1974		13	4,488	140	696
1973		12	4,599	134	691
1972		12	4,548	128	709
1971		18	3,516	163	644
1970		18	3,444	147	679
1969		11	4,454	95	795
1968		7	5,689	115	703
1967		7	5,509	111	703
1966		11	3,986	112	699
1965		12	3,761	99	745
1964		8	5,049	104	751
1963		15	3,347	122	702
1962		8	4,904	126	690
1961		8	4,932	136	669
1960		9	4,478	96	776
1959		8	4,668	126	680
1958		7	4,940	87	802
1957		6	5,436	109	717
1956		14	3,193	112	698
1955		12	3,401	103	722
1954		9	4,007	100	721
1953		10	3,717	114	665
1952		< 5	--	81	783
1951		7	4,423	89	736
1950		8	3,996	59	893
1949		< 5	--	84	750
1948		7	4,236	71	803
1947		9	3,732	89	728
1946		< 5	--	63	827
1945		6	4,075	66	754
1944		6	4,116	57	833
1943		< 5	--	65	817
1942		< 5	--	81	712
1941		< 5	--	64	779
1940		< 5	--	61	793
1939		< 5	--	50	869
1938		< 5	--	56	827
1937		< 5	--	63	773
1936		< 5	--	44	926
1935		< 5	--	67	750
1934		< 5	--	53	861
1933		< 5	--	56	826
1932		< 5	--	48	939
1931		< 5	--	55	859
1930		< 5	--	53	916
1929		< 5	--	56	890
1928		< 5	--	59	865
1927		< 5	--	59	885
1926		< 5	--	61	843
1925		< 5	--	53	926
1924		< 5	--	66	838
1923		< 5	--	54	932
1922		< 5	--	76	761
1921		< 5	--	84	716
1920		7	4,012	77	744
1919		< 5	--	61	839
1918		< 5	--	75	743
1917		5	4,686	68	761
1916		< 5	--	60	797
1915		6	3,848	71	692
1914		< 5	--	48	760
1913		< 5	--	51	617
1912		< 5	--	25	898
1911		< 5	--	15	863
1910		< 5	--	13	872
1909		< 5	--	15	722
1908		< 5	--	16	659
1907		< 5	--	16	638
1906		< 5	--	12	716
1905		< 5	--	8	935
1904		< 5	--	11	728
1903		< 5	--	12	659
1902		< 5	--	11	692
1901		< 5	--	16	489
1900		< 5	--	12	749
1899		< 5	--	10	666
1898		< 5	--	8	812
1897		< 5	--	14	557
1896		< 5	--	8	834
1895		< 5	--	10	694
1894		< 5	--	10	680
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	9	761
1891		< 5	--	6	855
1890		< 5	--	8	751
1889		< 5	--	5	991
1888		< 5	--	6	931
1887		< 5	--	6	835
1886		< 5	--	5	984
1885		< 5	--	11	582
1884		< 5	--	6	865
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	9	658
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	5	932

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.