Brighton Boy & girl
How popular is Brighton?
#2,514 girl name in 2025
70 baby girls were named Brighton in the US in 2025, making it the 2514th most popular girl name. Another 84 boys got the name (#1,867 for boys).
Brighton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,514 for girls (▼ 364 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 70 girls, 84 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,950 in 2015, #1,608 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (142 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,545 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1986 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 48% boys, 52% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brighton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brighton family of names ranked #1,811 for girls in 2025 (#1,623 the year before), with 79 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 70 | 89% |
| Brightyn | 9 | 11% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Brighton is most popular
Babies named Brighton per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Brighton by decade
Girl names about as popular as Brighton
Questions
- Is Brighton a boy or girl name?
- Brighton is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 48% of babies named Brighton were boys and 52% were girls.
- How popular is the name Brighton?
- 70 baby girls were named Brighton in the US in 2025, making it the 2514th most popular girl name. Another 84 boys got the name (#1,867 for boys).
- When was Brighton most popular?
- Brighton peaked in 2017, when 142 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,545 in 2017.
- How many people are named Brighton?
- 5,161 babies have been named Brighton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,116 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Brighton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brighton was most common in Utah, at 0.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.