Brooke vs Yan
Brooke and Yancompared 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 2023, Brooke was ranked #297 and Yan #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Brooke was ranked #4608 and Yan #3848 among boys in England and Wales.
Brooke and Yan over time
Brooke and Yan appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Brooke held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Yan 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 Yan 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 Yan changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2020, ending at #4608 and #3848.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Brooke #39 in 2009, Yan #2148 in 2009.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1996–2020
Brooke held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Yan in 7.
Highest recorded here: Brooke #938 in 2004, Yan #1953 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Brooke #4608, Yan #3848.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2023
Brooke held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Yan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Brooke #39 in 2009, Yan #2148 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Brooke #297, Yan #5687.
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 | Yan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #785 (2024) |
| 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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Yan.
- 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
Yan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #448 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2005–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys