Brooke vs Kevan
Brooke and Kevancompared 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 · Boys
In 2013, Brooke was ranked #3822 and Kevan #4685 among boys in England and Wales.
Brooke and Kevan over time
Brooke and Kevan appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Brooke held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kevan 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.
Kevan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Brooke and Kevan changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2013, ending at #3822 and #4685.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Brooke #1174 in 1997, Kevan #1765 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2013
Brooke held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kevan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Brooke #1174 in 1997, Kevan #1765 in 1996.
The order changed in 2012: Brooke moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #4647 and #3830; by 2012 that had become #3416 and #4805.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Brooke #3822, Kevan #4685.
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 | Kevan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brooke and Kevan both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Kevan
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1985–2005
Highest recorded position: #249 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1985–2005).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys