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Justin Brooks

There are approximately 621 people named Justin Brooks living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 551,939 Americans.

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

Expected bearers

621

1 in 551,939

Named Justin

761K

Alive today

Named Brooks

280K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Justin

Estimated living: 761K

Rarity: Very Common

Gender: Male

Peak year: 1988

Average age: 35

Top Census group: White (71.0%)

The surname Brooks

Estimated bearers: 280K

Rarity: Common

Census rank: #85

Per 100K: 81.67

Top ancestry: White (57.7%)

First name trend

Justin: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Justin. The peak year was 1988 with 35,296 births. The average person named Justin today is 35 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
09K18K26K35K18801900192019401960198020002020

Demographics

Ancestry and ethnicity for Justin

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Justin, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.0%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Justin 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 Justin at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White71.0% · 474,615
  • Hispanic or Latino10.6% · 70,651
  • Black or African American9.0% · 60,176
  • Asian and Pacific Islander4.5% · 29,860
  • Two or more races4.2% · 27,899
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 5,365

Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Brooks surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brooks, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 57.7%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Brooks 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 Brooks at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White57.7% · 140,964
  • Black or African American32.5% · 79,432
  • Two or more races5.0% · 12,090
  • Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 8,382
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,801
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,447

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Justin has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2220% of the US population, based on 760,960 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 Justin right now.

The surname Brooks appears at a rate of 81.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0817%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 621 people with the full name Justin Brooks. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Justin Brooks: questions and answers

How many people are named Justin Brooks?

We estimate approximately 621 people in the United States share the full name Justin Brooks. That works out to about 1 in 551,939 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2220%) with the surname frequency (81.67 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Justin Brooks?

We classify Justin Brooks as "Very Rare". About 1 in 551,939 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Justin a male or female name?

Justin is predominantly male. Out of 792,731 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Justin 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 are called Justin Brooks?

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