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Brooke vs Matty

Brooke and Mattycompared 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 2022, Brooke was ranked #253 and Matty #5669 among girls in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2020, Brooke was ranked #4608 and Matty #2960 among boys in England and Wales.

Brooke and Matty over time

Brooke and Matty appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Matty held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brooke in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Brooke reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Matty 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 Matty changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2020, ending at #4608 and #2960.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Brooke #938 in 2004, Matty #1545 in 2006.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 19982020

    Brooke held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Matty in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Brooke #938 in 2004, Matty #1545 in 2006.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Brooke #4608, Matty #2960.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Brooke, Matty
FieldBrookeMatty
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025)Scotland · Boys #478 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Brooke and Matty both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

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 #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Matty

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys