Brooke vs Fortune
Brooke and Fortunecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Brooke was ranked #313 and Fortune #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2014, Brooke was ranked #4632 and Fortune #2690 among boys in England and Wales.
Brooke and Fortune over time
Brooke and Fortune appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Brooke held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fortune 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2002–2014
Brooke held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Fortune in 2.
Highest recorded here: Brooke #938 in 2004, Fortune #1878 in 2004.
The order changed in 2014: Fortune moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #3416 and #3987; by 2014 that had become #4632 and #2690.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Brooke #4632, Fortune #2690.
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 | Brooke | Fortune |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| 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
- Brooke has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Fortune.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Brooke
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1986–2014
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New Zealand, in 2001 (recorded 1986–2014).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Fortune
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2004
Highest recorded position: #375 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls