Meaning and history
Brooks is derived from an English surname and is a variant of Brook.
20062006: 412 births, rank #597
2007: 479 births, rank #536
2008: 419 births, rank #599
2009: 558 births, rank #488
2010: 700 births, rank #401
20112011: 878 births, rank #345
2012: 849 births, rank #359
2013: 1,163 births, rank #302
2014: 1,520 births, rank #247
2015: 1,652 births, rank #233
20162016: 1,671 births, rank #233
2017: 1,934 births, rank #204
2018: 2,379 births, rank #161
2019: 3,508 births, rank #110
2020: 3,870 births, rank #92
20212021: 4,444 births, rank #78
2022: 4,349 births, rank #77
2023: 4,484 births, rank #73
2024: 4,811 births, rank #67
20252025: 4,877 births, rank #64
Brooks has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #707 in 2000 to #64 in 2025. It now stands at #64 for boys. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 4,877.