Girls' name · since 2003
Brightyn
224 babies named Brightyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 224
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brightyn currently ranks #10567 among girls' names in America, with 224 babies recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brightyn has been recorded 224 times among girls since 2003, currently ranked #10567 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #18,655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,567 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 224 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brightyn ranks #18,655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,567 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 224 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,567 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 224
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brightyn's 224 recorded births place it above 74.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Brightyn compares
224 39th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brightyn's all-time total is 40% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brightyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 224 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brightyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brightyn's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brightyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Brightyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (138 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Brightyn's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Brightyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 138 births (62% of all-time use).
Brightyn by state
Where Brightyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
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What to do with Brightyn's data
- Brightyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Brightyns (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brightyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Brightyn 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 August 2026.