How Many People Are Named Brighton?
people named Brighton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 66,872 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,161 babies named Brighton in Social Security records from 1983 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
255 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Brighton, 41.7% were girls and 58.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Brighton rose from 35.6% in the 1990s to 50.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Brighton alive today is about 13 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Brighton first appears in the records in 1983 and was given most often in 2015, to 255 babies. In 2025, 154 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1983 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Brighton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,163, in 2012. In 2025 it ranked #1,872. Among girls, its best rank was #1,545, in 2017.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,872 | #2,517 |
| Best rank | #1,163 (2012) | #1,545 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,344 in the 2010s | #1,990 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Brighton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Brighton were born in Utah than in any other state: about 522 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Brighton was given 19.1 times as often in Utah, 1.8 times in Texas and 1.5 times in Washington.
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