How Many People Are Named Brigitte?
An estimated 8,214 people in the United States have the first name Brigitte. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Brigitte peaked in popularity in 1960 with 314 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brigitte 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 Brigitte paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,214
About 1 in 41,728 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1960
314 births
Total Registered
9,102
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brigitte
Brigitte is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,102 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brigitte as a female name
Ranked #2,364 in 2024
77 female births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (314 births)
Brigitte: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brigitte span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,530 babies were registered. Brigitte has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brigitte by Decade
How has Brigitte 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.
Brigitte by State
Birth registrations for Brigitte span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Maine, Iowa. On average, about 177 Brigittes were registered per state.
Brigitte + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brigitte as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brigitte
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Brigitte: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brigitte?
We estimate approximately 8,214 people named Brigitte 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 41,728 Americans share this first name.
Is Brigitte a common name?
Brigitte is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,102 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brigitte most popular?
Brigitte reached peak popularity in 1960, when 314 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brigitte is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brigitte a female name?
Brigitte is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brigitte Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brigitte Smith, Brigitte Johnson, Brigitte 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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