How Many People Are Named Brooke Stover?

There are approximately 15 people named Brooke Stover living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brooke with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Stover. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

15

1 in 22,850,289 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

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.

Male
Female
0 1K 3K 4K 5K 7K 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Brooke

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brooke was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (85.77%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (4.96%) and Black (4.00%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Brooke in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Brooke rose or fell over time.

White
85.77%
Black
4.00%
Hispanic
4.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.79%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.58%
Two or More Races
3.90%

Ancestry of the Stover Surname

The surname Stover was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Stover in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
84.73%
Black
7.26%
Hispanic
2.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.64%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.75%
Two or More Races
3.91%

How we calculated this

The first name "Brooke" has an estimated frequency of 0.0560% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Stover" appears at a rate of 7.78 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Brooke are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 15 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Brooke Stover: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Brooke Stover?

We estimate approximately 15 people named Brooke Stover are alive in the United States today. The first name Brooke is shared by 191,964 Americans, and the surname Stover is shared by 26,657.

How rare is the name Brooke Stover?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 22,850,289 Americans. The first name Brooke is common and the surname Stover is uncommon.

Is Brooke a male or female name?

Brooke is predominantly female, with 1.0% of bearers being male and 99.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1996 and the average bearer today is 29 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Brooke?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brooke was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (85.77%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (4.96%) and Black (4.00%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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