Brighton
Unisex · BRY-ton · English
Unisex
Brighton is a name of English origin, meaning “Beorhthelm's farmstead”. In 2025 it ranked 1,867th for boys in the US (84 babies).
What does Brighton mean?
English: from the seaside city in East Sussex
“Beorhthelm's farmstead”
Named after the English seaside city, whose older name Brighthelmstone meant 'Beorhthelm's farmstead'.
- Say it
- BRY-ton
Is Brighton a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Brighton has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 70 girls and 84 boys in the US.
How popular is Brighton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,867among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 84 boys in the US were named Brighton, making it the 1,867th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,673rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 157 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983. 70 girls were also named Brighton in 2025 (2,514th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Brighton in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 113 boys in the US were given Brighton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,378, up from #1,867 for this spelling alone.
- Brighton 84
- Bryton 29
In 2025, 45% of the babies named Brighton in the US were girls.
Brighton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #1,867 |
| 2024 | 78 | #1,985 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,875 |
| 2022 | 104 | #1,652 |
| 2021 | 125 | #1,442 |
| 2020 | 95 | #1,673 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,548 |
| 2018 | 118 | #1,465 |
| 2017 | 94 | #1,681 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1,399 |
| 2015 | 152 | #1,210 |
| 2014 | 153 | #1,201 |
| 2013 | 147 | #1,216 |
| 2012 | 157 | #1,161 |
| 2011 | 138 | #1,250 |
| 2010 | 120 | #1,390 |
| 2009 | 124 | #1,377 |
| 2008 | 128 | #1,343 |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,387 |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,350 |
| 2005 | 113 | #1,333 |
| 2004 | 87 | #1,528 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,900 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
Names like Brighton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Brighton
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