Total births
20
Girls' name · since 2013
Brighley
Brighley has 20 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 20
- total births
- 2013–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Brighley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 20 recorded since 2013.
Social Security Administration records show Brighley recorded 20 times among girls since 2013, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2017.
- 20 total births
- 2013–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
20 girls have been named Brighley since 2013, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 20
- total births
- 2013–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Brighley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brighley's full recorded timeline at 2016, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brighley at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2013
Brighley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2017
- Peak year (2016)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Brighley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Brighley's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Brighley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brighley? ▼
Brighley has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 2013, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 10 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Brighley go back to 2013, giving 5 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Brighley
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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, 2013–2017 (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. "Brighley: Baby Name Since 2013 - 20 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brighley. 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 Brighley 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.