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Brooke vs Kate

Brooke and Katecompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Brooke was ranked #213 and Kate #52 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2014, Brooke was ranked #82 and Kate #81 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2008, Brooke was ranked #83 and Kate #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Brooke was ranked #192 and Kate #134 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Brooke was ranked #207 and Kate #541 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Brooke was ranked #353 and Kate #1079 among girls in England and Wales.

Brooke and Kate over time

Brooke and Kate appear together in 5 published lists, across 150 years of shared records. Kate held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Brooke in 1.

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.

Kate reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Brooke 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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2004, Brooke moved ahead of Kate in England and Wales · Girls — #93 and #73 the year before became #74 and #92.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Brooke and Kate changed places 8 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1986 and 2014, ending at #82 and #81.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 34 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Brooke and Kate averaged 17.0 places apart, ending at #83 and #84.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Brooke and Kate were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #353 and #1079.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Brooke #13 in 2001, Kate #14 in 2000.

List by list

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls34 shared years, 1974–2008

    Brooke held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Kate in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #14 in 1998, Kate #11 in 1986.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Brooke #83, Kate #84.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Brooke held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Kate in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #39 in 2009, Kate #59 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2004: Brooke moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #93 and #73; by 2004 that had become #74 and #92.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Brooke #353, Kate #1079.

  • New Zealand · Girls29 shared years, 1986–2014

    Brooke held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kate in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #13 in 2001, Kate #14 in 2000.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2014: Brooke #82, Kate #81.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1982–2025

    Brooke held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kate in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #72 in 2010, Kate #10 in 2007.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Brooke #213, Kate #52.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Brooke held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kate in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #36 in 2008, Kate #47 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Brooke #192, Kate #134.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Brooke

Pairs where Brooke shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Kate

Pairs where Kate shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Brooke, Kate
FieldBrookeKate
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA short form of Katherine, used independently since the Middle Ages — appears in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (1593) as a short form of Katherina.
OriginNot yet recordedGreek, short form of Katherine
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈkeɪt/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #52 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Kate has a recorded origin (Greek, short form of Katherine); Brooke does not have one recorded yet.
  • Brooke and Kate both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Kate; Brooke doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Brooke

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1986–2014

    Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New Zealand, in 2001 (recorded 1986–2014).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Kate

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #233 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1079 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls