Brighton

Where Brighton comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Brighton.

Brighton through the years
  1. 1983
    First appearance
    #5,484 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2012
    Peak, #1,161
    157 babies named Brighton, the most in any year.
  3. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,985.
  4. 2025
    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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