Brighton
Brighton was the 1872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1163rd with 157 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 662 places. More babies were named Brighton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,872 boys, down 198 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84boys
- Girls and boys
- 49% girls, 51% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012157 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,161babies recorded
Brighton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,517 | #1,872 | 70 | 84 |
| 2020 | #1,609 | #1,674 | 130 | 95 |
| 2010 | #2,812 | #1,391 | 62 | 120 |
| 2000 | #4,199 | #2,746 | 29 | 33 |
| 1990 | #9,363 | #8,271 | 8 | 5 |
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How popular is Brighton, counting every spelling?
Brighton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 84 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 84 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 84 | #1,872 | 475 |
| Brighten | — | — | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Brighton?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brighton (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brighton 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 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brighton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brighton?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Brighton are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Brighton 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.
Brighton by state
How common Brighton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (5.5×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Brighton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brighton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brighton
How popular is the name Brighton?
Brighton was the 1872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1163rd with 157 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 662 places. More babies were named Brighton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Brighton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 49% girls, 51% boys given the name Brighton in the US.
Where is Brighton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brighton was most common in Utah (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kansas and Michigan.