How Many People Are Named Briget?
An estimated 452 people in the United States have the first name Briget. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Briget peaked in popularity in 1974 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Briget 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 Briget paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
452
About 1 in 758,306 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1974
22 births
Total Registered
500
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Briget
Briget is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 500 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Briget as a female name
Ranked #15,300 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1974 (22 births)
Briget: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Briget span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 156 babies were registered. Briget has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Briget by Decade
How has Briget 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.
Briget by State
Briget + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Briget as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Briget
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Briget: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Briget?
We estimate approximately 452 people named Briget 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 758,306 Americans share this first name.
Is Briget a common name?
Briget is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 500 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Briget most popular?
Briget reached peak popularity in 1974, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Briget is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Briget a female name?
Briget is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Briget Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Briget Smith, Briget Johnson, Briget 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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