Brighten is a very rare variant of Brighton that peaked in 2010 and has grown less common since.
Brighten is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Brighten first appears in 2000 and peaked in 2010 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #13,774 | #10,060 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,899 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #15,717 | #9,105 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,162 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #13,758 | #12,306 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,308 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #10,721 | #7,195 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #9,436 | #8,965 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,678 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | #16,915 | #6,382 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #17,019 | #6,699 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #17,002 | #8,919 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #15,301 | #12,551 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #13,712 | #5,776 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | #17,773 | #9,098 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #14,095 | #11,252 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #18,104 | #12,620 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,293 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,070 | — |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,605 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,784 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #11,988 | — |