Total births
58
Boys' name · since 1995
Breighton
Breighton has 58 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 58
- total births
- 1995–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Breighton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 1995.
Breighton has 58 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2018.
- 58 total births
- 1995–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
58 boys have been named Breighton since 1995, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 58
- total births
- 1995–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
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.
Breighton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Breighton's full recorded timeline at 2011, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Breighton at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1995
Breighton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2018
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Breighton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Breighton's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Breighton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Breighton? ▼
Breighton has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 8 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Breighton since 1995 -- 24 years through the most recent 2018 data.
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Breighton: Baby Name Since 1995 - 58 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/breighton. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Breighton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.