Is Brigham a boy or girl name?

Brigham is a boy’s name. Of the 3,371 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Brigham

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Brigham was most popular in 2011, when 137 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,810 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,004, with 83 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,371 people named Brigham.

Brigham over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brigham’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brigham a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brigham is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,371 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Brigham

Where Brigham is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org