Pronunciation
Bro-nah
Meaning
Sorrowful
Alternate spellings
Bronagh; Brónach
Fun fact
You'll see Brónagh, Bronagh and Brónach. The name is connected with sorrow, and changing the spelling can change the ending sound. So it's a name where you might want to look at both the written form and the pronunciation.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Brónagh, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#483Rank among girl names in 20257Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #483 |
| 2024 | 6 | #556 |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | 5 | #634 |
| 2021 | 7 | #517 |
| 2020 | 5 | #628 |
| 2019 | 3 | #871 |
| 2018 | 3 | #896 |
| 2017 | 12 | #341 |
| 2016 | 11 | #390 |
| 2015 | 16 | #306 |
| 2014 | 18 | #274 |
| 2013 | 19 | #265 |
| 2012 | 28 | #199 |
| 2011 | 26 | #207 |
| 2010 | 18 | #293 |
| 2009 | 20 | #254 |
| 2008 | 35 | #170 |
| 2007 | 25 | #202 |
| 2006 | 23 | #197 |
| 2005 | 29 | #155 |
| 2004 | 39 | #126 |
| 2003 | 28 | #155 |
| 2002 | 21 | #182 |
| 2001 | 25 | #162 |
| 2000 | 22 | #172 |
| 1999 | 28 | #136 |
| 1998 | 25 | #141 |
| 1997 | 27 | #171 |
| 1996 | 23 | #192 |
| 1995 | 25 | #173 |
| 1994 | 36 | #138 |
| 1993 | 25 | #174 |
| 1992 | 24 | #185 |
| 1991 | 17 | #224 |
| 1990 | 17 | #221 |
| 1989 | 15 | #240 |
| 1988 | 11 | #290 |
| 1987 | 9 | #329 |
| 1986 | 12 | #285 |
| 1985 | 14 | #254 |
| 1984 | 17 | #236 |
| 1983 | 11 | #298 |
| 1982 | 20 | #236 |
| 1981 | 19 | #242 |
| 1980 | 17 | #258 |
| 1979 | 10 | #321 |
| 1978 | 17 | #244 |
| 1977 | 14 | #262 |
| 1976 | 15 | #252 |
| 1975 | 6 | #379 |
| 1974 | 15 | #255 |
| 1973 | 17 | #245 |
| 1972 | 10 | #285 |
| 1971 | 12 | #257 |
| 1970 | 11 | #252 |
| 1969 | 4 | #393 |
| 1968 | 7 | #287 |
| 1967 | 7 | #268 |
| 1966 | 6 | #288 |
| 1965 | 4 | #325 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.