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Brighton
OriginEnglish, place name meaning "bright town"
Meaning"bright town"
GenderBoy
About Brighton
Brighton has long been known as a holiday resort town on the south coast of England. A cheery unisex name, it was used for his daughter by Jon Favreau, but was a boy on the TV show The Nanny.
As of October 2026, Brighton ranked #1872 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1163 in 2012.
Editor's take: The name Brighton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bright town".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,203 | 153 | 79.7 |
| 2015 | #1,210 | 152 | 79.3 |
| 2016 | #1,400 | 125 | 65.9 |
| 2017 | #1,683 | 94 | 50.8 |
| 2018 | #1,468 | 118 | 65 |
| 2019 | #1,550 | 108 | 60.2 |
| 2020 | #1,673 | 95 | 55 |
| 2021 | #1,441 | 125 | 71.4 |
| 2022 | #1,653 | 104 | 59.6 |
| 2023 | #1,876 | 84 | 49.1 |
| 2024 | #1,984 | 78 | 45.3 |
| 2025 | #1,872 | 84 | 49.2 |
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Brighton in pop culture
- Brighton Sheffield
male character on TV series The Nanny
- Harold Brighton "Bright" Abbott
male character on TV series "Everwood"
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