Female name
Brooke
18,666 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2009. Expression number: 3.
Origin
A topographic surname for someone who lived near a brook.From Wiktionary, entry “Brooke”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2009: 1,532 births. 18,666 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 39th among girls' names in 2009. It is still given: 801 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1996: 6,749 births. 200,521 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 43rd among girls' names in 2003. It really came into use around 1939. It is still given: 5,371 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2010: 97 births. 1,209 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 73rd among girls' names in 2010. It really came into use around 2004. It is still given: 122 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 365 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
2 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 5 = 30 → 3
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
6 + 6 + 5 = 17 → 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
4
work, structure, stability
2 + 9 + 2 = 13 → 4
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 3, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.