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Brighton

Unisex

Meaning of Brighton: English: 'bright town'

Brighton is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1278th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1278

154 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,161

First recorded 1983 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 52 babies1996: 35 babies1997: 49 babies1998: 70 babies1999: 68 babies2000: 62 babies20002001: 66 babies2002: 71 babies2003: 94 babies2004: 118 babies2005: 158 babies2006: 158 babies2007: 175 babies2008: 175 babies2009: 196 babies2010: 182 babies20102011: 212 babies2012: 233 babies2013: 242 babies2014: 251 babies2015: 255 babies2016: 226 babies2017: 236 babies2018: 249 babies2019: 231 babies2020: 225 babies20202021: 234 babies2022: 204 babies2023: 169 babies2024: 166 babies2025: 154 babies
US babies named Brighton per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 255.

Gender split

58% boys · 42% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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