Brooke Shields
There are approximately 33 people named Brooke Shields living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,386,495 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brooke with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Shields. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
33
1 in 10,386,495
Named Brooke
192K
Alive today
Named Shields
59K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 192K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1996
Average age: 29
Estimated bearers: 59K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #672
Per 100K: 17.23
Top ancestry: White (75.8%)
First name trend
Brooke: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brooke. The peak year was 1996 with 6,749 births. The average person named Brooke today is 29 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Shields surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Shields, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 75.8%.
- White75.8%
- Black or African American18.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.2%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brooke has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0560% of the US population, based on 191,964 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Shields appears at a rate of 17.23 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0172%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 33 people with the full name Brooke Shields. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Brooke
FAQ
Brooke Shields: questions and answers
How many people are named Brooke Shields?
We estimate approximately 33 people in the United States share the full name Brooke Shields. That works out to about 1 in 10,386,495 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0560%) with the surname frequency (17.23 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brooke Shields?
We classify Brooke Shields as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,386,495 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brooke a male or female name?
Brooke is predominantly female. Out of 199,542 total SSA registrations, 1.0% were male and 99.0% were female. See the full Brooke profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.