Brooke vs Peta

Brooke and Petacompared 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 1983, Brooke was ranked #37 and Peta #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Brooke was ranked #117 and Peta #5765 among girls in England and Wales.

Brooke and Peta over time

Brooke and Peta appear together in 2 published lists, across 22 years of shared records. Brooke held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Peta 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.

Peta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2017
Brooke held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Peta in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brooke #50 in 2011, Peta #2416 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Brooke #117, Peta #5765.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1974–1983
Brooke held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Peta in 2.
Highest recorded here: Brooke #32 in 1980, Peta #59 in 1978.
The order changed in 1977: Brooke moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #73 and #68; by 1977 that had become #52 and #75.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Brooke #37, Peta #97.

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, Peta
Field	Brooke	Peta
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #5765 (2017)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Brooke and Peta both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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

Peta

Popularity journey

First recorded1970
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1970–1983
Highest recorded position: #59 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1978 (recorded 1970–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #5765 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls