Brooke
Say it: BROOK/bɹʊk/
GirlMeans brook, a small stream6 letters1 syllable
#213
in Ireland (2025)
#217 with spellings combined
20
babies in 2025
#72
best rank (2010)
1,209
babies since 1982
Down 104
10-year rank change
Brooke through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #217 |
| 2024 | 20 | #216 |
| 2023 | 26 | #182 |
| 2022 | 25 | #187 |
| 2021 | 31 | #157 |
| 2020 | 22 | #207 |
| 2019 | 37 | #149 |
| 2018 | 47 | #121 |
| 2017 | 38 | #151 |
| 2016 | 52 | #116 |
| 2015 | 56 | #113 |
| 2014 | 62 | #101 |
| 2013 | 70 | #97 |
| 2012 | 76 | #86 |
| 2011 | 90 | #82 |
| 2010 | 97 | #72 |
| 2009 | 84 | #85 |
| 2008 | 94 | #75 |
| 2007 | 87 | #73 |
| 2006 | 42 | #128 |
| 2005 | 39 | #128 |
| 2004 | 33 | #138 |
| 2003 | 19 | #200 |
| 2002 | 11 | #289 |
| 2001 | 13 | #254 |
| 2000 | 8 | #325 |
| 1997 | 4 | #496 |
| 1983 | 3 | #529 |
| 1982 | 3 | #523 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Brooke mean?
Brook, a small stream
English, from a surname for someone who lived by a brook.
Say it right
BROOK
Rhymes with book.
The story of Brooke
Brooke started as an English surname for a person who lived near a brook, a small stream. It has been used as a girls’ first name since the 1970s, and the American actor Brooke Shields made it much better known in the 1980s. Brook, without the final e, is a less common spelling.
Brooke first appears in the CSO records in 1982, but it stayed very rare until the late 1990s. It rose quickly in the 2000s and had its best year in 2010, when 97 girls were named Brooke and it reached number 72. It has eased back since, with 20 girls in 2025.
In Northern Ireland it did even better, reaching number 36 in 2008.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Brooke (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Brooke (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland, full name list 1997-2025
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke | 20 | 1,209 |
In Northern Ireland
#205 in 2025 with 8 babies. Best rank #36 (2008); 883 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.