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Meaning

The name Brooks has the following meaning:

A variation of Brooks.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Brooks is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 668 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Brooks rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 109 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 488 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Brooks in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Brooks is pronounced as broo-ooks

Origins

Brooks originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Brooks and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Brooks: Boys - Benton, Bishop, Braden, Branson, Chesley, Clinton, Dartmouth, Johnpaul, Manford, Mason, Perley, Walker, Wilford, Girls - Earlene, Essence, Laquita, Lorna, Rosanna, Rosanne, Rosemarie, Tinnie, Zadie, Both genders - Brook, Cruz, Dean, Justice, Macy, May, Mildred

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Brooks:

Style

We think the name Brooks should fall under the following style category: Cool.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Brooks to be: A down-to-earth chap

In one word, you might describe Brooks as a(n) "practical" person.

See other "practical" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Brooks (or its variants) are:

Avery Franklin Brooks, born on 2 October, a famous actor. Avery Franklin Brooks's background: An American stage and television actor, and jazz and opera singer. Brooks is known for his television roles as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk.

Troyal Garth Brooks, born on 7 February, a famous singer. Troyal Garth Brooks's background: An American country music singer-songwriter. Successfully integrating rock elements into his recordings and live performances, Brooks soon began to dominate the country singles and country album charts and quickly crossed over into the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience. Brooks has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, with over 70 hit singles and 15 charted albums to his credit and over 128 million albums sold in the United States alone

Louise Brooks, born on 14 November, a famous dancer. Louise Brooks's background: An American dancer, showgirl, and silent film actress. She became, by the end of her life, a writer and critic of the silent film era.
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