Brighton has been given to about 5,161 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2015, when 255 babies were given the name, ranking 1951st. The typical living American called Brighton is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.