Brook

Brook

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 40% girls / 60% boys

Brook first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 46 babies (rank #556 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brook

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brook yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

821

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	16	#907
1997	13	#1,060
1998	12	#1,119
1999	25	#683
2000	37	#527
2001	27	#670
2002	27	#710
2003	41	#560
2004	46	#556
2005	45	#591
2006	31	#816
2007	28	#905
2008	29	#920
2009	18	#1,314
2010	24	#1,116
2011	12	#1,807
2012	14	#1,683
2013	9	#2,243
2014	7	#2,743
2015	11	#2,048
2016	18	#1,442

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#907

1997

#1,060

1998

#1,119

1999

#683

2000

#527

2001

#670

2002

#710

2003

#560

2004

#556

2005

#591

2006

#816

2007

#905

2008

#920

2009

#1,314

2010

#1,116

2011

#1,807

2012

#1,683

2013

#2,243

2014

#2,743

2015

#2,048

2016

#1,442