My friend's predecessor on JET whom I actually met at an alumni gathering in Vancouver some years ago was named
Brooke (I'm guessing she'd be in her 30s or 40s now) and I know a missionary's daughter (15 now I guess) named
Brooke, but haven't met too many. It's an ok name and not too out there. Haven't met a plethora of Brooklyns, but I'm ok with that. I think it's pleasant and simple and not too out there, so it has that in its favour and the meaning's not bad, so it doesn't have that to nix it... Only drawback I can really think of would be if she were a yappy little thing and got the title "Babbling
Brooke", but that's pretty minor compared to what can be done w/ some other names.