Broghan vs Maja
Broghan and Majacompared 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 2012, Broghan was ranked #451 and Maja #115 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Broghan was ranked #4838 and Maja #129 among girls in England and Wales.
Broghan and Maja over time
Broghan and Maja appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Broghan 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.
Broghan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maja 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
Broghan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Maja in 8.
Highest recorded here: Broghan #1958 in 1997, Maja #128 in 2011.
The order changed in 1998: Maja moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1958 and #2152; by 1998 that had become #3142 and #1571.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Broghan #4838, Maja #129.
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 | Broghan | Maja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3959 (2018) | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Broghan and Maja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
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
Maja
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #444 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls