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Brighton
OriginEnglish place-name
About Brighton
Out-of-the-way place name (it's an antiquated holiday spot on England's south coast) that might make a brilliant choice. Actor/director Jon Favreau named his daughter Brighton Rose.
Pronounced BRY-tun.
As of October 2026, Brighton ranked #2517 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1545 in 2017.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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 | #2,010 | 98 | 54.9 |
| 2015 | #1,951 | 103 | 57.7 |
| 2016 | #1,973 | 101 | 57 |
| 2017 | #1,545 | 142 | 82.2 |
| 2018 | #1,623 | 131 | 77 |
| 2019 | #1,701 | 123 | 73.3 |
| 2020 | #1,608 | 130 | 80.4 |
| 2021 | #1,842 | 109 | 66.4 |
| 2022 | #1,963 | 100 | 61 |
| 2023 | #2,214 | 85 | 53 |
| 2024 | #2,151 | 88 | 54.3 |
| 2025 | #2,517 | 70 | 43.6 |
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Brighton on lists
Famous Brightons
- Brighton Sharbino
American actress
- Brighton Rose Favreau
daughter of actor/director Jon Favreau
- Brighton Zeuner
American skateboarder , Youngest woman to compete at X games
Brighton in pop culture
- "Brighton Rock
" novel by Graham Greene
- Brighton Sheffield
son on the the American TV show "The Nanny"
Brighton in blog posts
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