What does Brooks mean?

Brooks means "dweller by the brook"

How do we pronounce Brooks?

Brooks \broo-(k)(s), br-o-oks\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Brooks is sometimes used as a short names for girl name. Its pronunciation is BRuw-KS 1.

1 Pronunciation for Brooks: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Brooks?

Brooks is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Old English. The name's meaning is dweller by the brook. From the elements 'brook' ; 'broc' meaning brook. The first name is derived from the surname originally bestowed to one who lived near a brook. The name name Brooke origin (English) is the female version of Brooks. Brook meaning of name (English), nicknames for Brooke (English), Brooker name popularity, Brookes name variations (English), Brookie name popularity, and name Broox are variants of Brooks. Brooks is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1950s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.034% of baby boys were given the name Brooks. It ranked at #399 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Brooks was the most popular in 2010. Brooks has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

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The baby name Brooks fun facts:

The name Brooks in reverse order is "Skoorb".

The numerological value of the name Brooks is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Brooks?

Brooks is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.08%
20130.06%
20120.04%
20110.05%
20100.04%
20090.03%
20080.02%
20070.02%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames