Aileen vs Broghan
Aileen and Broghancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2000, Aileen was ranked #348 and Broghan #348 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Aileen was ranked #3681 and Broghan #4838 among girls in England and Wales.
Aileen and Broghan over time
Aileen and Broghan appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Aileen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Broghan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Broghan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aileen in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2012
Aileen held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Broghan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aileen #1697 in 1998, Broghan #1958 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Aileen #3681, Broghan #4838.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aileen | Broghan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3959 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aileen and Broghan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Aileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Broghan
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #1958 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2012
Highest recorded position: #348 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2012).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #3959 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys