Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Brooks

#453 most common boys' name of all time · #986 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#453
Rank overall
#986 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
59,639
Since 2016
36,892
Peak year
2025 #64
Best rank
#64 2025
Girls Boys peak 4,965/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Brooks is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 88 4,877 4,965 #64
2024 61 4,811 4,872 #67
2023 80 4,484 4,564 #73
2022 69 4,349 4,418 #77
2021 58 4,444 4,502 #78
2020 71 3,870 3,941 #92
2019 46 3,508 3,554 #110
2018 44 2,379 2,423 #161
2017 17 1,934 1,951 #204
2016 31 1,671 1,702 #233
2015 33 1,652 1,685 #233
2014 27 1,520 1,547 #248
2013 19 1,163 1,182 #302
2012 29 849 878 #359
2011 19 878 897 #345
2010 24 700 724 #402
2009 13 558 571 #488
2008 11 419 430 #600
2007 14 479 493 #536
2006 10 412 422 #597
2005 17 339 356 #643
2004 8 332 340 #634
2003 8 268 276 #703
2002 14 236 250 #739
2001 9 237 246 #735
2000 11 248 259 #706
1999 14 229 243 #718
1998 19 224 243 #733
1997 12 252 264 #650
1996 10 249 259 #664
1995 20 255 275 #653
1994 21 259 280 #645
1993 25 233 258 #673
1992 20 239 259 #671
1991 13 213 226 #692
1990 9 221 230 #681
1989 13 214 227 #682
1988 24 190 214 #683
1987 19 229 248 #601
1986 18 230 248 #588
1985 21 294 315 #508
1984 18 263 281 #530
1983 28 303 331 #485
1982 57 421 478 #403
1981 57 391 448 #421
1980 59 289 348 #497
1979 19 191 210 #620
1978 23 115 138 #792
1977 16 138 154 #727
1976 13 123 136 #750
1975 19 114 133 #774
1974 13 140 153 #696
1973 12 134 146 #689
1972 11 128 139 #709
1971 18 161 179 #649
1970 18 148 166 #675
1969 11 95 106 #795
1968 7 115 122 #704
1967 7 111 118 #703
1966 11 112 123 #700
1965 12 99 111 #747
1964 8 104 112 #751
1963 15 121 136 #707
1962 8 126 134 #689
1961 8 135 143 #672
1960 9 98 107 #769
1959 8 127 135 #678
1958 7 86 93 #810
1957 6 109 115 #715
1956 14 112 126 #699
1955 12 103 115 #722
1954 9 101 110 #719
1953 10 114 124 #668
1952 80 80 #788
1951 7 89 96 #737
1950 8 59 67 #894
1949 84 84 #749
1948 7 71 78 #804
1947 9 89 98 #729
1946 63 63 #829
1945 6 66 72 #757
1944 6 57 63 #835
1943 65 65 #820
1942 81 81 #716
1941 64 64 #779
1940 61 61 #797
1939 50 50 #877
1938 56 56 #830
1937 63 63 #777
1936 44 44 #929
1935 67 67 #754
1934 53 53 #864
1933 56 56 #827
1932 48 48 #941
1931 55 55 #863
1930 53 53 #920
1929 56 56 #892
1928 59 59 #867
1927 59 59 #885
1926 61 61 #849
1925 53 53 #927
1924 66 66 #844
1923 54 54 #934
1922 76 76 #762
1921 84 84 #719
1920 7 77 84 #746
1919 61 61 #847
1918 75 75 #746
1917 5 68 73 #763
1916 60 60 #800
1915 6 71 77 #696
1914 48 48 #763
1913 51 51 #623
1912 25 25 #905
1911 15 15 #874
1910 13 13 #893
1909 15 15 #737
1908 16 16 #675
1907 16 16 #655
1906 12 12 #739
1905 8 8 #955
1904 11 11 #744
1903 12 12 #682
1902 11 11 #726
1901 16 16 #500
1900 12 12 #772
1899 10 10 #696
1898 8 8 #843
1897 14 14 #577
1896 8 8 #862
1895 10 10 #716
1894 10 10 #710
1892 9 9 #776
1891 6 6 #902
1890 8 8 #791
1889 5 5 #1,022
1888 6 6 #961
1887 6 6 #869
1886 5 5 #1,014
1885 11 11 #602
1884 6 6 #908
1882 9 9 #686
1880 5 5 #943