Broughton
BRAW-tuhn /ˈbɹɔːtən/
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boy
2 syllables
fading
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Broughton is a very rare variant of Brighton that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Broughton is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Broughton first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1915 (10 births).
About the name Broughton
Pronunciation BRAW-tuhn /ˈbɹɔːtən/
10 peak births · 1915
1915 first appeared
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How popular is Broughton?
Boys named Broughton
1915 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2017
Boys named Broughton per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2017 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2017)
Broughton total popularity by year
Year U.S. births U.S. + territories Rank 2017 6 6 #10,982 1946 5 — #3,583 1943 6 — #3,264 1931 6 — #3,432 1930 5 — #4,066 1924 6 — #3,928 1921 8 — #3,243 1920 8 — #3,250 1916 5 — #3,980 1915 10 — #2,475