Given name & surname · also Old English
Brigham
“from the homestead near the bridge”
Brigham is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the homestead near the bridge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the homestead near the bridge.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brigham through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,371
- 3,371 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 137 babies
- 2025
- 83
- #1,888 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 83 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,888 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 137 in 2011. In 2025, Texas and Utah shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,737 as a first name in 2020; 6,130 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brigham’s family of names
Brigham has a related form in Briggs. Brigham has a related form in Brigg. Brigham has a related form in Briggham.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Brigham
- Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader, second president of the LDS Church, and governor of Utah Territory (1801–1877)
- B. H. RobertsAmerican Mormon; denied a seat as a member of United States Congress because of religion (1857-1933)
- MasadaAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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