Name
Brooke
Meaning
Brooke is a feminine name of English origin meaning “small stream”.
Brooke is the English word for a small stream, used as a surname for families who lived beside one before it became a given name. Actress Brooke Shields carried it to prominence, and its single crisp syllable made it a staple of late twentieth-century American naming.
A US top-100 girls' name through the 1990s and 2000s; still in the top 500.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #313 in 2025 · peak #43 in 2003
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Brooke is a feminine name of English origin meaning “small stream”. Brooke is the English word for a small stream, used as a surname for families who lived beside one before it became a given name.
Brooke is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a US top-100 girls' name through the 1990s and 2000s; still in the top 500.
The name Brooke comes from English. Brooke is the English word for a small stream, used as a surname for families who lived beside one before it became a given name. Actress Brooke Shields carried it to prominence, and its single crisp syllable made it a staple of late twentieth-century American naming.
Brooke is pronounced BRUUK.
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