How Many People Are Named Brigette?
An estimated 5,183 people in the United States have the first name Brigette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Brigette peaked in popularity in 1968 with 185 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brigette 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 Brigette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,183
About 1 in 66,130 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1968
185 births
Total Registered
5,712
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brigette
Brigette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,712 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brigette as a female name
Ranked #12,353 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1968 (185 births)
Brigette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brigette span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,374 babies were registered. Brigette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brigette by Decade
How has Brigette 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.
Brigette by State
Birth registrations for Brigette span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Colorado, Arizona, District of Columbia. On average, about 122 Brigettes were registered per state.
Brigette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brigette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brigette
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Brigette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brigette?
We estimate approximately 5,183 people named Brigette 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 66,130 Americans share this first name.
Is Brigette a common name?
Brigette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,712 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brigette most popular?
Brigette reached peak popularity in 1968, when 185 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brigette is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brigette a female name?
Brigette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brigette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brigette Smith, Brigette Johnson, Brigette 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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