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My middle child is Victoria "Brooke." While I still like it, the love I once had for the name just isn't there anymore. I wish we had called her Victoria or Toria, Tora, etc. (something along those lines). Brooke, otoh, much prefers Brooke to Victoria. She says it's way too old-fashioned. We have called Brooke Brookie -- especially when she was small. My kids have always been called different forms of their names so Brooke is fairly often called Victoria or Victoire. It annoys her. ;-)

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On the positive, Brooke has only encountered two other Brookes in school (we live in VA). One was a grade higher, the other a grade below. I think most of the time Brooke is used as a mn. Also, I don't believe the name has risen higher than the 40s according the SSA so its popularity remains pretty static. In other words, I can't see it racing up the charts even if Brooklyns are called Brooke. There just aren't that many of them. That's one of the reasons I don't find Brooke dated. I have noticed more celebrities named Brooke who are in their early 20s. Still, there aren't that many ...

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Grace and Brooke are fine together. BTW, I strongly prefer the 'e' on the end. I think it looks nicer and most people are going to spell it that way regardless of how you do. ;-)