How Many People Are Named Brigit?
An estimated 1,151 people in the United States have the first name Brigit. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Brigit peaked in popularity in 1976 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brigit 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 Brigit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,151
About 1 in 297,788 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1976
46 births
Total Registered
1,238
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brigit
Brigit is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,238 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brigit as a female name
Ranked #15,664 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1976 (46 births)
Brigit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brigit span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 290 babies were registered. Brigit has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brigit by Decade
How has Brigit 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.
Brigit by State
Birth registrations for Brigit span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, New York. On average, about 26 Brigits were registered per state.
Brigit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brigit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brigit
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brigit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brigit?
We estimate approximately 1,151 people named Brigit 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 297,788 Americans share this first name.
Is Brigit a common name?
Brigit is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,238 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brigit most popular?
Brigit reached peak popularity in 1976, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brigit is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brigit a female name?
Brigit is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brigit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brigit Smith, Brigit Johnson, Brigit 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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