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Brighton

#1,872 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed

Brighton has been given to 5,161 babies in the U.S. since 1983. In 2025 it ranked #1,872 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2012, with 157 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 58% boys, 42% girls all-time.

Babies named Brighton, 2025

1 in 39,500

Brighton over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Brighton over time

In 2025, Brighton went to 45% girls and 55% boys.

19832025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Brighton: meaning, origin, and history

Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Brighton means

Brighton is a given name.

The naming story behind Brighton

Wikidata records Brighton as a given name. The entity identifier is Q54383401, and the classification was checked on 2026-10-20. The spelling matches a source label or alias exactly, without removing accents or linking it to a name merely because the letters look similar.

A database classification is different from an etymological explanation, so those questions remain open in the short meaning.

A modern root explanation needs an additional naming or linguistic reference.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 3,013 boys were recorded with the name Brighton between 1983 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 157 in 2012; its best national rank was #1,163 in 2012.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,674 in 2020 to #1,872 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,210 in 2015 to #1,872 in 2025.

In the United States, 2,148 girls were recorded with the name Brighton between 1986 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 142 in 2017; its best national rank was #1,545 in 2017.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,609 in 2020 to #2,517 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,951 in 2015 to #2,517 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

How common is Brighton?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 39,500
84 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 20,300
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#1,872
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
27,357 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Brighton sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5001%

Put another way: gather 27,357 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Brighton. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Brightons were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Brighton was born before 2012 — so the typical Brighton is around 13 today.

Median birth year
2012
About 13 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
43.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
90.1%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
3,013
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 43.5% of all recorded uses (1,312).

Is Brighton rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+114
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−198
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−662
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.55×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
53.5%
Peak was 2012 (157)
Years since peak
13
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
11.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#1,163
2012

Spellings of Brighton

Brighton is not the most common spelling — Leighton is, with 33.1% against Brighton's 10.6%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Brighton is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Brighton was most concentrated in Utah — about 1 in 2,857 boys, against 1 in 24,268 across all states with data. It was least common in Virginia (1 in 100,000).

135 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Utah1 in 2,857
  2. 2Kansas1 in 14,286
  3. 3Ohio1 in 14,286
  4. 4Washington1 in 14,286
  5. 5Arizona1 in 16,667
  6. 6North Carolina1 in 16,667
  7. 7Michigan1 in 25,000
  8. 8Missouri1 in 25,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Brighton is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Brighton was most concentrated in Utah — about 1 in 1,408 girls, against 1 in 16,646 across all states with data. It was least common in Ohio (1 in 100,000).

171 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Utah1 in 1,408
  2. 2Oklahoma1 in 7,143
  3. 3Texas1 in 12,500
  4. 4Arkansas1 in 16,667
  5. 5Georgia1 in 16,667
  6. 6Florida1 in 20,000
  7. 7North Carolina1 in 20,000
  8. 8Tennessee1 in 20,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Brighton around the world

Where Brighton ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2024–2024
    #5,120
    in 2024
  • France
    1997–2018
    #4,612
    in 2018
  • Canada
    1995–2024
    #2,855
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1996–2012
    #771
    in 2012

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Brighton

People whose public names include Brighton, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Brighton by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,872
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 198
Best rank ever
#1,163
2012
Peak year
2012
157 that year
First recorded
1983
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
3,013
Count in 2025
84

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#2,517
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 908
Best rank ever
#1,545
2017
Peak year
2017
142 that year
First recorded
1986
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
2,148
Count in 2025
70

Names similar to Brighton

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

BrixtonBrittonBristonBritonBrintonBriggstonBrigstonBrighamThorntonThurstonCharltonBridgerClifftonBricetonStrattonKlaytonColetonHamiltonStocktonCashtonBritainTreytonQuentonBrixxton

Names with a curve like Brighton

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Brighton, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

ArmaanCanonKyranMikahEwanCorbynTaydenOskarKellerDashiellTyceFischer

Sibling names for Brighton

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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