Brooke vs Nilay

Brooke and Nilaycompared 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 Nilay #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Brooke was ranked #3822 and Nilay #4685 among boys in England and Wales.

Brooke and Nilay over time

Brooke and Nilay appear together in 2 published lists, across 19 years of shared records. Brooke held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nilay in 0.

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

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2013
Brooke held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Nilay in 1.
Highest recorded here: Brooke #938 in 2004, Nilay #2425 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Brooke #3822, Nilay #4685.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2001–2024
Brooke held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Nilay in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brooke #45 in 2010, Nilay #3541 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Brooke #313, Nilay #5891.

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.

Amelia vs Brooke
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amelia #1 in 2011, Brooke #39 in 2009.
Amelia · Brooke · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2011 England and Wales ranking
Ava vs Brooke
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ava #1 in 2008, Brooke #72 in 2010.
Ava · Brooke · 29 shared years, 1982–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2010 Republic of Ireland ranking
Emily vs Brooke
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Emily #1 in 1998, Brooke #14 in 1998.
Emily · Brooke · 32 shared years, 1977–2008 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1998 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Emma vs Brooke
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Emma #1 in 2003, Brooke #13 in 2001.
Emma · Brooke · 29 shared years, 1986–2014 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Brooke, Nilay
Field	Brooke	Nilay
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
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #5891 (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	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Brooke and Nilay both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Nilay

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2016
Highest recorded position: #2425 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2016).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls