Brighten

Where Brighten comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Brighten.

Brighten through the years
  1. 2003
    First appearance
    #8,643 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2010
    Peak, #5,741
    15 babies named Brighten, the most in any year.
  3. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 2021
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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