Recorded 2013–2017 Girls' name Peak 2016 20 births

Brighley — girls' name

20 babies named Brighley in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s20
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Brighley was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

10 babies were named Brighley in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brighley

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Brighley between 2013 and 2017, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brighley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brighley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brighley 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 20 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.

Brighley at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

20

Since 2013

5 years of records

Peak year

2016

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2013

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2017

Brighley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2013

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2016)
10
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4681012 201720162013 5

Brighley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
20 births that decade — 100% of Brighley's all-time total
2010s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brighley?
20 babies have been named Brighley since 2013. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2016 with 10 births.
When was Brighley most popular?
Brighley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Brighley been used?
Brighley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 5 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Brighley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2013–2017 (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.