Brogan

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Brogan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Brogan: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #188 in 2013, and it stood at #676 in 2025.

3registrars recorded it
117times a registrar ranked it
30years from first to last
#188highest recorded position
18groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Brogan's record

2 registrars publish it in more than one category list — an observation about those lists, not about the name. Names published across category lists

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#241
1997	#262
1998	#258
1999	#298
2000	#325
2001	#375
2002	#450
2003	#390
2004	#507
2005	#571
2006	#678
2007	#637
2008	#632
2009	#783
2010	#1040
2011	#858
2012	#1130
2013	#1220
2014	#1562
2015	#1783
2016	#1635
2017	#1568
2018	#1977
2019	#4001
2020	#2843
2021	#2942
2022	#2888
2023	#2504
2024	#4843

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

In 2024: #256 among boys in Northern Ireland, #394 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2671 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #241 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 recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Brogan appears in 6 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, which has ranked it in 29 years beginning in 1996, and has registered 1,212 births with the name.

Brogan across 6 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Brogan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Boys	#520 (1996)	#482 (2007)	#2671 (2024)	29 of 29	1,212 (1996–2024)	71 (2008)
England and Wales · Girls	#241 (1996)	#241 (1996)	#4843 (2024)	29 of 29	1,527 (1996–2024)	165 (1996)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#240 (1998)	#188 (2013)	#256 (2024)	25 of 27	148 (1998–2024)	12 (2013)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#314 (1997)	#238 (2006)	#446 (2021)	15 of 25	67 (1997–2021)	7 (2006)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#529 (2008)	#257 (2017)	#676 (2025)	17 of 18	156 (2008–2025)	19 (2017)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#750 (2008)	#750 (2008)	#868 (2016)	2 of 9	7 (2008–2016)	4 (2008)

Brogan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Brogan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	128	4 of 10	32
2000s	482	10 of 10	48
2010sbusiest	527	10 of 10	53
2020s	75	5 of 10	15

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 53 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Brogan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #188 in Northern Ireland in 2013.

Brogan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4843	4	High	Verified
2024	England and Wales	male	#2671	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2504	10	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1701	14	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2888	8	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1534	16	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2942	8	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1595	15	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#2843	8	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1192	22	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4001	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#825	37	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#1977	14	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#741	45	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1568	20	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#673	52	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1635	19	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#608	59	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1783	16	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#623	58	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1562	19	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#632	54	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1220	28	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#666	50	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1130	30	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#654	52	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#858	42	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#626	54	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1040	32	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#527	66	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#783	45	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#581	56	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#632	59	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#489	71	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#637	55	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#482	68	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#678	46	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#596	48	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#571	57	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#557	48	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#507	65	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#599	40	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#390	93	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#558	41	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#450	70	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#546	38	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#375	86	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#576	33	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#325	106	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#503	39	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#298	118	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#603	29	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#258	150	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#571	32	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#262	149	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#538	33	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#241	165	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#520	34	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#256	7	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#264	7	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#446	3	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#211	10	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#334	4	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#361	4	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#204	10	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#250	7	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#253	7	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#259	7	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#315	5	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#440	3	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#188	12	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#383	4	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#247	7	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#261	6	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#366	4	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#267	6	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#309	5	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#329	4	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#311	5	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#328	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#351	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#255	6	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#238	7	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#257	5	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#318	4	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#231	6	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#273	5	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#252	5	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#281	3	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#267	5	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#277	3	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#259	5	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#241	4	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#240	4	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#314	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#676	4	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#394	9	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	7	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#657	4	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	9	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	16	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#370	10	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#401	9	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	19	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#868	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#448	7	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#329	13	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#364	11	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#383	10	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#336	12	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#455	7	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#750	4	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#529	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 3 registrars between 1996 and 2025, ranked in 30 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #188, first reached in 2013.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 165 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

2 registrars publish it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1997, and 12 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Brona · #203, 49y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Marlon · #188, 30y
Tianna · #187, 29y
Kelsie · #190, 31y
Riain · #190, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Dylon · #188, 21y
Emilija · #188, 29y
Keenan · #188, 30y
Marlon · #188, 30y

Brogan was ranked #188 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 2013. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Brogan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Brogan without appearing here.

Brogan moved ahead of

Tyler Compare
In 2020 they stood at #4001 and #4001 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2942 and #5581.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1701 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2671 and #5119.
Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1977 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #4001 and #5591.
Ross Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #1366 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1701 and #2160.

Moved ahead of Brogan

Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2504 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #1743.
Lorraine Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2504 and #5687 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #2115.
Eileen Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1977 and #2090 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #4001 and #1316.
Mathilde Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1977 and #2187 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #4001 and #1497.

Moved the opposite way to Brogan

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Brogan went from #241 to #4843 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Brogan went from #520 to #2671 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Brogan went from #520 to #2671 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Brogan went from #520 to #2671 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.

Moved the same way as Brogan

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Brogan went from #520 to #2671 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Brogan went from #241 to #4843 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Brogan went from #520 to #2671 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Brogan went from #241 to #4843 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #188 in Northern Ireland in 2013. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Brogan

Brogan at a glance

What stands out in Brogan's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Brogan across 6 official records

Brogan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Brogan appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Brogan

Brogan and the names beside it

Brogan moved ahead of

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Brogan at a glance

What stands out in Brogan's record

Brogan across 6 official records

Brogan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Brogan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Brogan

Brogan and the names beside it

Brogan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Brogan

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