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Brighton

Boy's name · #1872 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

51% boys · 49% girls — Brighton is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. Brighton →

Popularity over time

Brighton's best rank, #1163, came in 2012; it has settled back to #1872 today. Roughly 3,000 boys have been named Brighton since 1983.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,095 in Canada (2025) · #3,319 in Ecuador (2024) · #5,120 in England & Wales (2024) · #3,800 in France (2018) · #1,103 in Belgium (2005).

Famous Brightons

• Brighton Labeau — Martiniquais footballer (born 1996)
• Brighton Mhlongo — South African footballer (born 1991)
• Brighton Ngoma — South African actor (born 1985)
• Brighton Watambwa — Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1977)
• Brighton Diggins — Australian rules footballer (1906–1971)

In stories & tradition

• Brighton Sheffield^ms — The Nanny (TV series)
• Brighton — Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (video game)

What Brightons become

Among 23 notable people named Brighton:

Sports figures appear 2.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brighton Labeau, Martiniquais footballer (born 1996).

Similar names: Rylen · Brigham · Camdyn · Leyton · Klayton · Aston

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