How Many People Are Named Brighley?
An estimated 20 people in the United States have the first name Brighley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Brighley peaked in popularity in 2016 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brighley 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 Brighley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brighley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
20
About 1 in 17,137,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2016
10 births
Total Registered
20
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brighley
Brighley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brighley as a female name
Ranked #16,307 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2016 (10 births)
Brighley: Popularity Over Time
Brighley by Decade
How has Brighley 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20 | 0 | 20 | |
Brighley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brighley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brighley
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brighley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brighley?
We estimate approximately 20 people named Brighley 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 17,137,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Brighley a common name?
Brighley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brighley most popular?
Brighley reached peak popularity in 2016, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brighley is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brighley a female name?
Brighley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brighley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brighley Smith, Brighley Johnson, Brighley 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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