Brighton Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Brighton?

The uncommon name Brighton was the 1,461st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Brighton, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,161 in 2012 with 157 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Brighton was less than 5, most recently in 1987.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Brighton occurred roughly during the years 1992-1999, 2002-2005, and 2009-2012.

Sometimes the name Brighton has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Brighton popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

Brighton's popularity has steadily increased for some time. however, the number of children named Brighton lately has dropped.

The name Brighton is still rare and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

*Mouse over the charts or scroll down to the table for data details.

Popularity - No. of Babies Given Name
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
-25
0
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Brighton (Girl)
Brighton (Boy)
Popularity - By Rank
1880
1900
1920
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
14000
10500
7000
3500
0
-1750
Brighton (Girl)
Brighton (Boy)
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   Brighton (Girl)Brighton (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 131 1,614 118 1,461
2017 142 1,544 92 1,704
2016 100 1,982 124 1,411
2015 103 1,949 151 1,214
2014 98 2,009 153 1,199
2013 95 2,034 147 1,218
2012 76 2,425 157 1,161
2011 74 2,456 137 1,256
2010 62 2,811 120 1,390
2009 72 2,570 124 1,376
2008 47 3,480 127 1,349
2007 57 3,060 118 1,384
2006 38 3,939 120 1,352
2005 45 3,371 113 1,332
2004 31 4,407 87 1,531
2003 29 4,433 65 1,816
2002 32 3,993 39 2,510
2001 28 4,335 38 2,524
2000 29 4,194 33 2,744
1999 17 5,943 51 1,903
1998 23 4,652 46 2,041
1997 16 5,919 33 2,457
1996 11 7,661 24 3,037
1995 23 4,363 29 2,562
1994 17 5,476 20 3,340
1993 5 13,740 11 5,045
1992 5 13,565 8 6,199
1991 6 11,693 12 4,517
1990 8 9,360 5 8,262
1989 5 12,628 6 7,056
1988 7 9,360 10 4,483
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.

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