US rank #10935 Girls' name Peak 2024 53 births

Brightly — #10935 US girls' name

53 babies named Brightly in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s322020s21
#10935
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 38% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Brightly was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

9 babies were named Brightly in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brightly

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Brightly between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brightly currently holds the #10935 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brightly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Brightly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brightly 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 53 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.

Brightly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

53

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2024

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,935

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brightly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
45678910 20242023202220192018201720162015 8

Brightly by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 60% of Brightly's all-time total
2010s322020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brightly?
53 babies have been named Brightly since 2015. It currently ranks #10935 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 9 births.
When was Brightly most popular?
Brightly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Brightly been used?
Brightly has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brightly?
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.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.