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Brogan vs Susannah

Brogan and Susannahcompared 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 2021, Brogan was ranked #446 and Susannah #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2008, Brogan was ranked #750 and Susannah #665 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Brogan was ranked #4843 and Susannah #2574 among girls in England and Wales.

Brogan and Susannah over time

Brogan and Susannah appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Brogan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Susannah in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Brogan and Susannah changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #2574.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Brogan #241 in 1996, Susannah #325 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Brogan held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Susannah in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Brogan #241 in 1996, Susannah #325 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2024: Susannah moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2504 and #3598; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #2574.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Brogan #4843, Susannah #2574.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Brogan, Susannah
FieldBroganSusannah
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Brogan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Susannah.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Brogan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #241 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1998–2024

    Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 1998–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Susannah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2021

    Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2021).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls