Brook · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 93 recorded years as a table

Brook, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1915	6
1916	7
1918	6
1929	6
1932	8
1935	9
1937	6
1938	5
1939	6
1940	4
1941	8
1943	6
1945	7
1946	4
1947	7
1948	3
1949	7
1950	6
1951	5
1952	7
1953	6
1954	7
1955	9
1956	10
1957	11
1958	7
1959	15
1960	18
1961	65
1962	41
1963	40
1964	32
1965	26
1966	35
1967	29
1968	38
1969	41
1970	60
1971	67
1972	53
1973	46
1974	60
1975	61
1976	66
1977	56
1978	40
1979	53
1980	51
1981	36
1982	34
1983	36
1984	32
1985	28
1986	28
1987	24
1988	28
1989	26
1990	26
1991	29
1992	20
1993	24
1994	25
1995	20
1996	22
1997	25
1998	13
1999	11
2000	17
2001	9
2002	9
2003	7
2004	11
2005	10
2006	8
2007	10
2008	9
2009	7
2010	11
2011	9
2012	9
2013	8
2014	8
2015	7
2016	6
2017	8
2018	8
2019	11
2020	8
2021	10
2022	6
2023	10
2024	8
2025	9

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Brook isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 15
Rank in 2025: #5,861
How rare: 1 in 113,871 boys
Since 1915: 3,391

Most popular in 1971, at 67 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 29% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.