Brogen
Mostly girls · BROH-gen · Irish
Brogen is a name of Irish origin, meaning “little shoe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brogen mean?
Irish: variant of Brogan, from Irish Ó Brógáin
“little shoe”
Variant of Brogan, an Irish surname meaning descendant of Brógán, a pet form of bróg, the Irish word for shoe.
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Is Brogen a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Brogen has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Brogen in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Brogen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Brogen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Brogen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Brogen in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brogen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
Names like Brogen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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