Recorded 1995–2018 Boys' name Peak 2011 58 births

Breighton — boys' name

58 babies named Breighton in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s62010s40
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Breighton was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

8 babies were named Breighton in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Breighton

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Breighton between 1995 and 2018, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Breighton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Breighton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Breighton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Breighton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 58 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Breighton at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

58

Since 1995

24 years of records

Peak year

2011

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1995

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2018

Breighton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1995

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 201820162015201220112010200919981995 5

Breighton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 69% of Breighton's all-time total
1990s122000s62010s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Breighton?
58 babies have been named Breighton since 1995. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
When was Breighton most popular?
Breighton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Breighton been used?
Breighton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 24 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Breighton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brett, Brent, Brendan, Brennan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.