Brooks - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Brooks \b-roo-ks\ is pronounced brux. It is of Old English and Old German origin, and its meaning is "water, small stream". Director Brooks Atkinson.

Brooks has 4 variant forms: Brook, Brooke, Brookes and Brookie.

For more information, see also the related name Calder.

Baby names that sound like Brooks are Briggs, Burgess, Burgiss, Burges and Parks.

Brooks is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Brooks. Click here to compare Brooks with related baby names.