How Many People Are Named Brighten?
An estimated 261 people in the United States have the first name Brighten. It is used for both genders, with 62.7% male. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Brighten peaked in popularity in 2010 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brighten 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 Brighten paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
261
About 1 in 1,313,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
62.7% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2010
22 births
Total Registered
263
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brighten
Brighten is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (62.7%) and females (37.3%). Out of 263 total births registered, 165 were male and 98 were female.
Brighten as a male name
Ranked #10,024 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (15 births)
Brighten as a female name
Ranked #13,724 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (11 births)
Brighten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brighten span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 139 babies were registered. While Brighten is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brighten by Decade
How has Brighten 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.
Brighten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brighten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brighten
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Brighten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brighten?
We estimate approximately 261 people named Brighten 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 1,313,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Brighten a common name?
Brighten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 263 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brighten most popular?
Brighten reached peak popularity in 2010, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brighten is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brighten a male name?
Brighten is predominantly male. 62.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brighten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brighten Smith, Brighten Johnson, Brighten 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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