The name Brooke is a very common female given name and uncommonly a male given name, also used as a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. The name Brooke was most popular in the early 1990s. Other forms of ''Brooke'' include ''

Brook A brook is a small river or natural stream of fresh water. It may also refer to: Computing *Brook, a programming language for GPU programming based on C *Brook+, an explicit data-parallel C compiler *BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programming ...

''. The name "Brooke" is of English origin.

Notable people with the given name Brooke

Brooke is a given name. It is a variant of the name Brook. People with this name include:

Female

* Brooke Boyle (born 2010), American beauty queen and actress * Brooke Anderson (born 1978), American television personality *

Brooke Astor Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell; March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, son of John ...

(1902–2007), socialite and philanthropist *

Brooke Baldwin Brooke Baldwin (born July 12, 1979) is an American journalist, television host and author who was at CNN from 2008 until 2021. Baldwin hosted ''CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin'', which aired from 3pm to 4pm ET on weekdays. Early life and educ ...

(born 1979), American television personality *

Brooke Bennett Brooke Marie Bennett (born May 6, 1980) is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion. Swimming career 1996 Summer Olympics ' Bennett's first gold medal came in the 800-meter freestyle race at the 1996 Summer Olymp ...

(born 1980), American swimmer *

Brooke Bundy Brooke Bundy is an American film and television actress. Early years As a teenager, Bundy was a model in New York before she went to Hollywood on vacation and remained there to become an actress. While in New York, she attended the Profession ...

(born 1944), American actress * Brooke Burfitt (born 1988), English actress and radio presenter *

Brooke Burke Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television personality, fitness personality, author, actress, and businesswoman. She is known for hosting the E! Network travel show ''Wild On!'' (1999–2002), CBS' ''Rock Star'' (20 ...

(born 1971), American actress, dancer, model, and television personality *

Brooke Burns Brooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978) is an American fashion model, game show host, actress, and television personality. Burns began her television career in 1995, portraying the supporting character Peg in the Spanish- American teen s ...

(born 1978), American model, actress, and television personality *

Brooke Castile Brooke Castile (born May 31, 1986) is an American former competitive pair skater. With Benjamin Okolski, she is the 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and 2007 U.S. national champion. Personal life Castile ...

(born 1986), American figure skater *

Brooke Fraser Brooke Gabrielle Ligertwood (née Fraser; born 15 December 1983) better known by her maiden name Brooke Fraser, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter best known for her hit single " Something in the Water", released in 2010. Fraser released two ...

(born 1983), New Zealand singer-songwriter *

Brooke Hanson Brooke Louise Hanson, OAM (born 18 March 1978) is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and former world record-holder. Career A swimmer since the age of four, Hanson was the youngest swimmer on t ...

(born 1978), Australian swimmer *

Brooke Harrington Elisabeth Brooke Harrington, born 1968, is an American academic and author, and professor of economic sociology at Dartmouth College. Early life In 1990, Harrington earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Stanford University. In 19 ...

, American economic sociologist * Brooke Henderson (born 1997), Canadian golfer *

Brooke Hogan Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5, 1988), better known by her stage name Brooke Hogan, is an American television personality, singer, and actress. The daughter of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, she at one point served as an on-screen personal ...

(born 1988), American singer, daughter of wrestler Hulk Hogan, actress *

Brooke Kinsella Brooke Kinsella (born 17 July 1983) is a British actress, author and anti-knife crime campaigner. A graduate of the Anna Scher Theatre School, Kinsella has been acting since childhood. She has had various roles on television and in film. Her mos ...

(born 1983), British actress *

Brooke Krueger-Billett Brooke Krueger-Billett (born 9 July 1980 in Tailem Bend) is a female hammer thrower from Australia. She finished fourth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, won the gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and finished seventh at the 2006 IAAF W ...

(born 1980), Australian hammer thrower *

Brooke Morrison Brooke Morrison (born 3 January 1979 in New South Wales) is a retired female field hockey striker from Australia. She made her debut for the Australian women's national team during the 1998 season following an impressive season with the Austra ...

(born 1979), Australian hockey player *

Brooke Nicholls Brooke Nicholls is a Canadian contemporary worship music singer and songwriter. Since her debut album in 2016, she has been awarded six Covenant Awards and been nominated for one Juno Award. History Nicholls released her debut album ''Found In Y ...

, Canadian singer and songwriter *

Brooke Richards Brooke may refer to: People * Brooke (given name) * Brooke (surname) * Brooke baronets, families of baronets with the surname Brooke Places * Brooke, Norfolk, England * Brooke, Rutland, England * Brooke, Virginia, US * Brooke's Point, Palawa ...

, model *

Brooke E. Sheldon Brooke E. Sheldon was an American librarian and educator who served as the president of the American Library Association from 1983 to 1984. Career Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Sheldon also grew up in Nova Scotia. She graduated from Cambridg ...

(1931–2013), American librarian *

Brooke Scullion Brooke Scullion (born 31 March 1999), sometimes performing under the mononym Brooke, is an Irish singer. She was a contestant on series 9 of ''The Voice UK'', finishing in third place. She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 ...

(born 1999), Irish singer, ''Eurovision'' contestant * Brooke Shields (born 1965), actress and model *

Brooke Shipley Brooke Elizabeth Shipley is an American mathematician. She works as a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she was head of the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science from 2014 to 2022.Brooke Tessmacher Brooke Nichole Adams (born December 4, 1984) is an American model and professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Brooke Tessmacher. She is best known for her time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a three–t ...

(born 1984), American wrestler *

Brooke Valentine Kanesha Nichole Brookes (born October 5, 1984), better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American singer, actress, and model. Her single "Girlfight" peaked on U.S. music charts in 2005, paving the way for her debut album ''Chain L ...

(born 1984), American singer-songwriter *

Brooke Vincent Brooke Levi Vincent (born 4 June 1992) is an English actress, known for her portrayal of Sophie Webster in the ITV soap-opera ''Coronation Street'', which she played from 2004 to 2019. Early life Vincent was born in Audenshaw, Greater Manche ...

(born 1992), English actress * Brooke White (born 1983), American folk-pop singer and ''American Idol'' contestant

Male

* Brooke Benjamin (1929–1995), English mathematical physicist and mathematician *

Brooke Makler Adrian Brooke Makler (March 16, 1951 – August 29, 2010) was an American Olympic foil and épée fencer. Early and personal life Makler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was Jewish.Martin Harry Greenberg''The Jewish lists: phys ...

(1951–2010), American Olympic fencer *

Brooke McEldowney Brooke McEldowney is a writer and musician, known as the creator of the comics '' 9 Chickweed Lane'' and '' Pibgorn''. Life McEldowney was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and grew up in Florida. As a child he regularly drew and made music. He ...

(born 1952), cartoonist * Brooke Nihart (1919–2006), American marine, Navy Cross recipient and historian * Brooke Stevens, American fantasy and thriller writer

Fictional characters

Brooke Armstrong The following is a list of cast and characters from the original and updated versions of the '' Melrose Place'' television series. Cast timeline ;Cast notes Main cast members Jane Mancini Jane is portrayed by Josie Bissett. See main articl ...

, fictional character from ''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...

'' * Brooke Davis (One Tree Hill), fictional character in the CW television series ''One Tree Hill'' *

Brooke Logan Brooke Logan is a fictional character from ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. She has been portrayed by Katherine Kelly Lang since the series's debut in March 1987. The character is part of the original fo ...

, fictional character in the CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Brooke Lohst, fictional character in the book ''

Be More Chill ''Be More Chill'' is a teen novel written by American author Ned Vizzini and published on June 1, 2004. It follows unpopular high school student and social outcast Jeremy Heere, who is considered a loser by his peers. Deeply unsatisfied with his ...

'' * Brooke Page, fictional character in the Mattel franchise ''

Ever After High ''Ever After High'' is a fashion doll franchise released by Mattel in July 2013. It is a companion line to the ''Monster High'' dolls, with the characters being based upon characters from well-known fairy tales and fantasy stories instead of m ...

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Notable people with the given name Brooke

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Male

Fictional characters

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