Broghan
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- BROH-gen
- Origin
- Irish
Broghan is a name of Irish origin, meaning “little shoe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Broghan 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.
Is Broghan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Broghan has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Broghan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Broghan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2011, 60% of the babies named Broghan in the UK were girls.
Broghan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 2 | #7,588 |
| 2016 | 2 | #7,579 |
| 2015 | 2 | #7,531 |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 2 | #7,309 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 2 | #5,792 |
| 2002 | 2 | #5,472 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 2 | #4,986 |
How popular is Broghan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Broghan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Broghan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
Names like Broghan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Keegan Declan Finnegan Ronan Finn Teagan Aiden Deegan Kayden Rogan Brennan
Names related to Broghan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Broghan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/broghan, updated 20 October 2026.