First Name BROOKS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BROOKS is ranked as the 1352nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 21,020.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 6.59 people named BROOKS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 93% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BROOKS is 17,001.
  • The SSA data also shows that BROOKS is used as a boy's name 94% of the time.

First Names BROOKS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 21,020 +/-2.4%
  • National Rank 1,352
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 6.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 17,001
  • National Rank 1,541
  • Percentile Rank 98.33%
  • Proportion/100k 5.33

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BROOKS is 77.9% White, 2.7% Hispanic origin, 16.2% Black, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BROOKS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BROOKS is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Originating in England surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BROOKS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.9% 63.9% 14.0%
Hispanic origin 2.7% 16.3% -13.6%
Black 16.2% 12.3% 3.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BROOKS is Texas where 1,772 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BROOKS, as 20.04 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • South Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 18 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BROOKS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 624 4.85 97.1% Indiana 473 7.16 96.3% Iowa 72 2.32 92.3% Kansas 183 6.3 92.0% Michigan 376 3.79 97.8% Minnesota 269 4.93 96.6% Missouri 472 15.76 96.0% Nebraska 92 4.89 87.8% North Dakota 129 17.4 86.6% Ohio 790 6.81 97.4% South Dakota 88 10.36 82.9% Wisconsin 132 2.29 94.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BROOKS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 624 4.85 97.1%
Indiana 473 7.16 96.3%
Iowa 72 2.32 92.3%
Kansas 183 6.3 92.0%
Michigan 376 3.79 97.8%
Minnesota 269 4.93 96.6%
Missouri 472 15.76 96.0%
Nebraska 92 4.89 87.8%
North Dakota 129 17.4 86.6%
Ohio 790 6.81 97.4%
South Dakota 88 10.36 82.9%
Wisconsin 132 2.29 94.7%
West State Statistics First-Names BROOKS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 59.1% Arizona 533 7.92 95.6% California 1,570 4.05 98.4% Colorado 466 8.7 95.8% Hawaii 132 9.33 93.2% Idaho 203 12.42 91.6% Montana 86 8.43 84.7% Nevada 202 7.11 92.7% New Mexico 118 5.67 87.5% Oregon 343 8.65 94.9% Utah 315 10.69 93.7% Washington 351 4.97 96.8% Wyoming 84 14.37 83.3%

West States
State stats for the first name BROOKS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 59.1%
Arizona 533 7.92 95.6%
California 1,570 4.05 98.4%
Colorado 466 8.7 95.8%
Hawaii 132 9.33 93.2%
Idaho 203 12.42 91.6%
Montana 86 8.43 84.7%
Nevada 202 7.11 92.7%
New Mexico 118 5.67 87.5%
Oregon 343 8.65 94.9%
Utah 315 10.69 93.7%
Washington 351 4.97 96.8%
Wyoming 84 14.37 83.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BROOKS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 190 5.28 93.9% Maine 71 5.36 83.7% Massachusetts 182 2.7 92.4% New Hampshire 37 2.82 78.2% New Jersey 146 1.63 91.7% New York 593 3 97.7% Pennsylvania 655 5.12 97.3% Rhode Island 46 4.32 82.9% Vermont 63 10.01 88.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BROOKS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 190 5.28 93.9%
Maine 71 5.36 83.7%
Massachusetts 182 2.7 92.4%
New Hampshire 37 2.82 78.2%
New Jersey 146 1.63 91.7%
New York 593 3 97.7%
Pennsylvania 655 5.12 97.3%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 82.9%
Vermont 63 10.01 88.5%
South State Statistics First-Names BROOKS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 724 14.92 97.2% Arkansas 416 14.04 95.6% Delaware 57 6.08 92.3% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 87.8% Florida 1,121 5.64 98.6% Georgia 1,533 15.18 98.5% Kentucky 544 12.34 96.0% Louisiana 569 12.25 96.4% Maryland 663 11.1 97.9% Mississippi 472 15.76 96.0% North Carolina 1,250 12.57 98.6% Oklahoma 299 7.72 94.4% South Carolina 968 20.04 97.5% Tennessee 759 11.58 97.4% Texas 1,772 6.57 98.7% Virginia 936 11.24 97.9% West Virginia 318 17.2 92.6%

South States
State stats for the first name BROOKS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 724 14.92 97.2%
Arkansas 416 14.04 95.6%
Delaware 57 6.08 92.3%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 87.8%
Florida 1,121 5.64 98.6%
Georgia 1,533 15.18 98.5%
Kentucky 544 12.34 96.0%
Louisiana 569 12.25 96.4%
Maryland 663 11.1 97.9%
Mississippi 472 15.76 96.0%
North Carolina 1,250 12.57 98.6%
Oklahoma 299 7.72 94.4%
South Carolina 968 20.04 97.5%
Tennessee 759 11.58 97.4%
Texas 1,772 6.57 98.7%
Virginia 936 11.24 97.9%
West Virginia 318 17.2 92.6%
 

Full Names with BROOKS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BROOKS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BROOKS.

The most popular full name is BROOKS Brown. 0.99% of all the people named BROOKS have this family name.

There are 2589 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BROOKS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BROOKS Brown 0.99%
2 BROOKS Thomas 0.95%
3 BROOKS Johnson 0.91%
4 BROOKS Smith 0.91%
5 BROOKS Williams 0.82%
6 BROOKS Davis 0.66%
7 BROOKS Wilson 0.51%
8 BROOKS Jones 0.46%
9 BROOKS Martin 0.46%
10 BROOKS Allen 0.44%
11 BROOKS Robinson 0.44%
12 BROOKS Brock 0.42%
13 BROOKS Scott 0.42%
14 BROOKS Miller 0.40%
15 BROOKS Taylor 0.38%
16 BROOKS Nelson 0.35%
17 BROOKS Anderson 0.31%
18 BROOKS Baker 0.29%
19 BROOKS Hall 0.29%
20 BROOKS Hill 0.29%

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