Brigitte: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,864

among girls · ↓494 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Brigitte · -23% vs 2024

How common

1 in 27,242

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1960

314 babies

All-time total

9,165

#1,773 all-time among girls

First recorded

1946

in Social Security records

Brigitte popularity over time

9,165 babies have been named Brigitte since 1946, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	26	3	–	#2,984
1950s	593	59	+2181%	#591
1960s	2,531	253	+327%	#550
1970s	1,317	132	-48%	#765
1980s	1,381	138	+5%	#958
1990s	1,303	130	-6%	#1,095
2000s	794	79	-39%	#1,782
2010s	860	86	+8%	#1,556
2020s (to 2025)	360	60	-30%	#2,370

Where Brigitte is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	59	0.04	outside top 500
2027	59	0.04	outside top 500
2028	59	0.04	outside top 500
2029	59	0.04	outside top 500
2030	59	0.04	outside top 500

Where Brigitte is most popular

Girls named Brigitte per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.038 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, New York, and California.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Brigitte born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Texas	52	0.065	+71%
New York	19	0.048	+27%
California	33	0.039	≈ national
Florida	16	0.037	≈ national
New Jersey	5	0.028	-27%
North Carolina	5	0.022	-42%
Pennsylvania	5	0.021	-44%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
Arizona	–	–	–
Colorado	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Georgia	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Iowa	–	–	–
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Illinois	–	–	–
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Kentucky	–	–	–
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Ohio	–	–	–
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Oregon	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Carolina	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Tennessee	–	–	–
Utah	–	–	–
Virginia	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Washington	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	–	–
West Virginia	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brigitte

Brigitte is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,864 in 2025 with 59 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 9,165 American babies have been named Brigitte. Its peak came in 1960, when 314 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brigitte stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brigitte?

The median living Brigitte is about 43 years old; half are between 28 and 59. An estimated 8,700 people named Brigitte are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brigitte year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	59	#2,864
2024	77	#2,370
2023	58	#2,898
2022	49	#3,283
2021	63	#2,727
2020	54	#2,978
2019	60	#2,787
2018	77	#2,363
2017	65	#2,668
2016	96	#2,056
2015	130	#1,647
2014	140	#1,556
2013	85	#2,190
2012	96	#2,019
2011	58	#2,951
2010	53	#3,132
2009	60	#2,901
2008	51	#3,277
2007	54	#3,176
2006	106	#1,909
2005	78	#2,297
2004	81	#2,196
2003	103	#1,815
2002	101	#1,782
2001	83	#2,037
2000	77	#2,107
1995	131	#1,280
1990	160	#1,095
1985	158	#973
1980	114	#1,176
1975	99	#1,162
1970	189	#765
1965	288	#561
1960	314	#550
1955	18	#2,641
1950	7	#4,361
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Famous people named Brigitte

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

1 Brigitte Bardot French actress and activist (1934–2025) Contemporary
2 Brigitte Macron Wife of French president Emmanuel Macron (born 1953) Contemporary
3 Brigitte Nielsen Danish actress, model, and singer (born 1963) Contemporary
4 Brigitte Lin Taiwanese actress (born 1954) Contemporary
5 Brigitte Lahaie French actress (born 1955) Contemporary
6 Brigitte Helm German actress (1908–1996) 1906–1996 · Contemporary
7 Brigitte Fossey French actress b. 1946 · Contemporary
8 Brigitte Mohnhaupt German terrorist (born 1949) Contemporary
9 Brigitte Fontaine French singer (born 1939) Contemporary
10 Brigitte Bierlein Chancellor of Austria from 2019 to 2020 b. 1949 · Contemporary
11 Brigitte Hamann Austrian-German historian 1940–2016 · Contemporary
12 Brigitte Engerer French pianist (1952–2012) Contemporary
13 Brigitte Foster-Hylton Jamaican hurdler (born 1974) Contemporary
14 Brigitte Zypries German lawyer and politician b. 1953 · Contemporary
15 Brigitte Vasallo Spanish feminist writer and activist (born 1973) Contemporary
16 Brigitte McMahon Swiss triathlete (born 1967) Contemporary
17 Brigitte Yagüe Spanish taekwondo practitioner b. 1981 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brigitte, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brigitte?

The median living Brigitte is about 43 years old. Half of all living Brigittes are between 28 and 59 years old.

How many people named Brigitte are alive today?

An estimated 8,700 people named Brigitte are alive in the United States, based on 9,165 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brigitte in 2025?

Brigitte ranked #2,864 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 59 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brigitte?

9,165 babies have been named Brigitte in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brigitte most popular?

Brigitte peaked in 1960, when 314 newborns received the name.

Is Brigitte a boy or girl name?

Brigitte is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brigitte rising or falling?

Brigitte is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brigitte become more popular?

Brigitte looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 59 girls named Brigitte in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brigitte?

Well-known people named Brigitte include Brigitte Bardot (actor), Brigitte Macron (companion), Brigitte Nielsen (model).

Names like Brigitte

Names that sound and feel close to Brigitte: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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