Will my child share the name Brook with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 5 UK babies named Brook per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Brook in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Brook becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Brook is declining: down 724 places since 2020, to #3,684 in 2025. It peaked at #527 in 2000.

Is Brook a good choice for a distinctive name?

Brook is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Brook a popular baby name in the United States?

Brook does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

👦 Boy's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #3684

Brook

Q: Who are some famous people named Brook?

Notable people named Brook include: Kell Brook — Ezekiel "Kell" Brook is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2022.; Harry Brook — Harry Cherrington Brook is an English international cricketer who plays for England in all three formats of the game and is the Test vice-captain, ODI and T20I...; Irina Brook — Irina Brook is an Anglo-French theatre and opera director known for her work in both classical and contemporary productions..

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Brook is a distinctive choice, ranked #3684 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Brook in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#3684

About the Name Brook

Brook is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 516 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #951 in 2005 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.

Brook is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Brook in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Brook

Kell Brook — Ezekiel "Kell" Brook is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2022.
Harry Brook — Harry Cherrington Brook is an English international cricketer who plays for England in all three formats of the game and is the Test vice-captain, ODI and T20I captain.
Becher's Brook — Becher's Brook ( BEECH-ərz) is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Brook

UK babies named Brook (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

< 1

In a school of 600

↓ 724 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Brook

Almost certainly the only Brook in the class

UK Popularity (1996–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Brook

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Kell Brookb. 1986

Ezekiel "Kell" Brook is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2022.

Harry Brookb. 1999

Harry Cherrington Brook is an English international cricketer who plays for England in all three formats of the game and is the Test vice-captain, ODI and T20I captain.

Becher's Brook

Becher's Brook ( BEECH-ərz) is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England.

Irina Brook

Irina Brook is an Anglo-French theatre and opera director known for her work in both classical and contemporary productions.

Brook Kerr

Brook Kerr is an American actress, best known for her role as Whitney Russell on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions, which she portrayed from 1999 to 2007.