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Brooke vs Maria

Brooke and Mariacompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1985, Brooke was ranked #45 and Maria #95 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Brooke was ranked #213 and Maria #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2014, Brooke was ranked #82 and Maria #97 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Brooke was ranked #353 and Maria #88 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Brooke was ranked #192 and Maria #97 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Brooke was ranked #207 and Maria #120 among girls in Scotland.

Brooke and Maria over time

Brooke and Maria appear together in 5 published lists, across 120 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Brooke in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Maria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Brooke in 2. 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 took the other's place near the top

    In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Brooke moved into the top 50 at #37 in 1979 as Maria fell out of it to #76, having been #47 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1979, Brooke moved ahead of Maria in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #56 and #47 the year before became #37 and #76.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 23 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Brooke and Maria averaged 45.7 places apart, ending at #82 and #97.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Brooke and Maria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #353 and #88.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Brooke #36 in 2008, Maria #49 in 2009.

List by list

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

    Brooke held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maria in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #39 in 2009, Maria #66 in 2018.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Brooke #353, Maria #88.

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

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

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #72 in 2010, Maria #32 in 1983.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Brooke #213, Maria #74.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Brooke held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Maria in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #36 in 2008, Maria #49 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Brooke #192, Maria #97.

  • New Zealand · Girls23 shared years, 1986–2014

    Brooke held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Maria in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #14 in 1999, Maria #63 in 1989.

    The order changed in 1989: Brooke moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #91 and #76; by 1989 that had become #56 and #63.

    Most recent shared year, 2014: Brooke #82, Maria #97.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1974–1985

    Brooke held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Maria in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #26 in 1981, Maria #34 in 1974.

    The order changed in 1979: Brooke moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #56 and #47; by 1979 that had become #37 and #76.

    Most recent shared year, 1985: Brooke #45, Maria #95.

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 Maria

Pairs where Maria 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Brooke, Maria
FieldBrookeMaria
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary).
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission
PronunciationNot yet recorded/mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/
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)Norway · Girls #62 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Brooke does not have one recorded yet.
  • Brooke and Maria both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Maria; 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

Maria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #126 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 recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls