Brigham

Boy's name · #1888 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Brigham reached #1257 in 2011 and has eased to #1888 since. About 3,400 boys have carried it since 1916.

In recent years, Brigham ran about 12× its national rate in Utah.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Brigham Young — American religious leader (1801–1877)
Brigham Henry Roberts — American Mormon; denied a seat as a member of United States Congress because of religion (1857–1933)
Brigham Young, Jr. — American politician (1836–1903)
Brigham Cecil Gates — American hymnwriter
Brigham D. Madsen — American historian

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