How Many People Are Named Birgit?
An estimated 229 people in the United States have the first name Birgit. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Birgit peaked in popularity in 1960 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Birgit as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Birgit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
229
About 1 in 1,496,744 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1960
25 births
Total Registered
280
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Birgit
Birgit is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 280 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Birgit as a female name
Ranked #11,925 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1960 (25 births)
Birgit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Birgit span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 183 babies were registered. Birgit has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Birgit by Decade
How has Birgit tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Birgit by State
Birgit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Birgit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Birgit
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Birgit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Birgit?
We estimate approximately 229 people named Birgit are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,496,744 Americans share this first name.
Is Birgit a common name?
Birgit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 280 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Birgit most popular?
Birgit reached peak popularity in 1960, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Birgit is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Birgit a female name?
Birgit is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Birgit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Birgit Smith, Birgit Johnson, Birgit Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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