Brook · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1931

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

See the 80 recorded years as a table

Brook, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1931	5
1944	5
1948	4
1949	6
1950	5
1951	4
1952	5
1953	5
1954	7
1955	8
1956	7
1957	3
1958	4
1959	7
1960	6
1961	11
1962	9
1963	10
1964	14
1965	14
1966	33
1967	23
1968	32
1969	23
1970	43
1971	65
1972	86
1973	92
1974	110
1975	119
1976	165
1977	169
1978	170
1979	194
1980	244
1981	221
1982	153
1983	94
1984	103
1985	94
1986	88
1987	90
1988	109
1989	116
1990	119
1991	126
1992	169
1993	187
1994	193
1995	188
1996	177
1997	165
1998	194
1999	160
2000	154
2001	140
2002	108
2003	133
2004	100
2005	100
2006	103
2007	111
2008	89
2009	76
2010	64
2011	71
2012	68
2013	59
2014	35
2015	40
2016	47
2017	33
2018	25
2019	30
2020	26
2021	22
2022	20
2023	21
2024	14
2025	20

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.

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The numbers

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Births in 2025: 32
Rank in 2025: #4,352
How rare: 1 in 50,227 girls
Since 1931: 10,630

Most popular in 1980, at 244 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 50% per million girls born.

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