Brighton: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Bright's town”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BRYTE-un · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (42% girls, 58% boys since 1880)
Transferred from the English place name Brighton, historically from Old English Beorhthelm's or Beorht's settlement; now also used as a given name.
How popular is Brighton?
Babies named Brighton in 2024166
2024 rank#2,153 girls
Peak year2018
Total US babies since 18805,007
Brighton has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Brighton
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Brighton questions
What does the name Brighton mean?
Brighton means "Bright's town". It comes from English. Transferred from the English place name Brighton, historically from Old English Beorhthelm's or Beorht's settlement; now also used as a given name.
Is Brighton a boy or girl name?
Brighton is used for both: about 42% of US babies named Brighton since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Brighton?
166 US babies were named Brighton in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.
How do you pronounce Brighton?
Brighton is usually pronounced BRYTE-un.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.