Brooke

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Brooke

Gender: Masculine and Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Brooke is an English surname meaning “Lives by the Brook.” Brook is an English word meaning “creek.”

History:
Brooke is one of those names like Ashley, Taylor, Russell, or Harrison, that was a surname transferred to become a first name for boys. In recent years it has also become a girls’ name as well and is far more common as such.
Brooks, however, remains distinctively male.

Pronunciation: brook.

Alternates: Brook, Brooks.

Alternates (female): Brooklyn, Brooklyne, Brooklynn, Brooklynne.

See also: Brooklyn.

Famous Bearers:
Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Brooke Foss Westcott (m., 1825-1901)
British Biblical scholar.
Brooke Adams (m., 1848-1927)
American historian.
Brooks Atkinson (m., 1895-1984)
American drama critic

Miscellaneous:
Brooks Stevens (m., 1911-1995)
Designer of the 1949 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Brooks Robinson, Jr. (m., 1937-)
American baseball player.

Scientists:
Brook Taylor (m., 1685-1731)
British mathematician

Singers and Entertainers:
Brooke Sheilds (f., 1965-)
American actress

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for males:
0.007 % named Brooks

Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for females:
0.039 % named Brooke
0.004 % named Brook

Popularity of Brooke, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 751st most popular.
1970-1980: 197th most popular.
1980-1990: 86th most popular.
1990: 72nd most popular.
1991: 66th most popular.
1992: 60th most popular.
1993: 52nd most popular.
1994: 55th most popular.
1995: 54th most popular.
1996: 47th most popular.
1997: 47th most popular.
1998: 44th most popular.
1999: 47th most popular.
2000: 52nd most popular.
2001: 57th most popular.
2002: 53rd most popular.
2003: 43rd most popular.

Popularity of Brook, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 851st most popular.
1980-1990: 730th most popular.
1990: 930th most popular.
1991: 906th most popular.
1992: 725th most popular.
1993: 679th most popular.
1994: 654th most popular.
1995: 669th most popular.
1996: 711th most popular.
1997: 762nd most popular.
1998: 661st most popular.
1999: 781st most popular.
2000: 824th most popular.
2001: 908th most popular.
2002: N/A
2003: 964th most popular.

Popularity of Brook, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1960: N/A
1960-1970: 827th most popular.
1970-1980: 787th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Brooks, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 822nd most popular.
1910-1920: 752nd most popular.
1920-1930: 895th most popular.
1930-1940: 959th most popular.
1940-1950: 714th most popular.
1950-1960: 773rd most popular.
1960-1970: 843rd most popular.
1970-1980: 700th most popular.
1980-1990: 557th most popular.
1990: 715th most popular.
1991: 717th most popular.
1992: 697th most popular.
1993: 702nd most popular.
1994: 658th most popular.
1995: 676th most popular.
1996: 678th most popular.
1997: 665th most popular.
1998: 698th most popular.
1999: 716th most popular.
2000: 705th most popular.
2001: 740th most popular.
2002: 750th most popular.
2003: 709th most popular.