How Many People Are Named Brigham?
An estimated 3,211 people in the United States have the first name Brigham. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Brigham peaked in popularity in 2011 with 137 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brigham as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brigham paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,211
About 1 in 106,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2011
137 births
Total Registered
3,288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brigham
Brigham is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,288 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brigham as a male name
Ranked #2,186 in 2024
66 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (137 births)
Brigham: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brigham span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,144 babies were registered. While Brigham is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brigham by Decade
How has Brigham tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brigham by State
Birth registrations for Brigham span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Arizona, Idaho. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nevada, Minnesota. On average, about 90 Brighams were registered per state.
Brigham + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brigham as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Brigham: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brigham?
We estimate approximately 3,211 people named Brigham are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 106,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Brigham a common name?
Brigham is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brigham most popular?
Brigham reached peak popularity in 2011, when 137 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brigham is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brigham a male name?
Brigham is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brigham Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brigham Smith, Brigham Johnson, Brigham Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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