Brigham
Brigham was the 1888th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1257th with 137 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 298 places. More babies were named Brigham in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,888 boys, down 208 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011137 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,371babies recorded
Brigham popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,888 | 83 |
| 2020 | #1,680 | 94 |
| 2010 | #1,544 | 104 |
| 2000 | #1,614 | 73 |
| 1990 | #3,067 | 20 |
| 1980 | #1,734 | 33 |
| 1970 | #2,913 | 11 |
| 1960 | #3,122 | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brigham, counting every spelling?
Brigham has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Brigham?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brigham (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brigham born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brigham.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brigham?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Brigham are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 27. That makes Brigham mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Brigham by state
How common Brigham was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (15.0×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Brigham
How popular is the name Brigham?
Brigham was the 1888th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1257th with 137 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 298 places. More babies were named Brigham in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brigham a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brigham in the US.
Where is Brigham most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brigham was most common in Utah (0.65 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Indiana.