Pronunciation
Bro-nah
Meaning
Sorrowful
Alternate spellings
Bronagh; Brónach
Fun fact
Brónagh has a sorrowful meaning, but a soft, flowing sound. You’ll also see Brónach and the spelling Bronagh without the fada.
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.