Brooke Shields
There are approximately 32 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 10,711,073 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 Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
32
1 in 10,711,073
Named Brooke
192K
Alive today
Named Shields
57K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 192K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1996
Average age: 29
Top Census group: White (85.8%)
Estimated bearers: 57K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #676
Per 100K: 16.51
Top ancestry: White (72.8%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brooke
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Brooke, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brooke described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Brooke at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.8% · 153,051
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 8,858
- Black or African American4.0% · 7,133
- Two or more races3.9% · 6,961
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 1,408
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,035
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Shields surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Shields, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 72.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Shields described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Shields at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White72.8% · 35,932
- Black or African American18.0% · 8,898
- Two or more races4.1% · 2,030
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 1,660
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 447
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 370
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Brooke right now.
The surname Shields appears at a rate of 16.51 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0165%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 32 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.
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FAQ
Brooke Shields: questions and answers
How many people are named Brooke Shields?
We estimate approximately 32 people in the United States share the full name Brooke Shields. That works out to about 1 in 10,711,073 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0560%) with the surname frequency (16.51 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brooke Shields?
We classify Brooke Shields as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,711,073 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Brooke Shields?
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