How Many People Are Named Brigitte Nielsen?

There are approximately 1 people named Brigitte Nielsen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brigitte with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nielsen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Brigitte

Last Name

Nielsen

Brigitte: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brigitte. The peak year was 1960 with 314 births. The average person named Brigitte today is 42 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Brigitte

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brigitte was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.29%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (14.05%) and Black (9.47%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Brigitte in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Brigitte rose or fell over time.

White

71.29%

Black

9.47%

Hispanic

14.05%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.21%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.34%

Two or More Races

2.64%

Ancestry of the Nielsen Surname

The surname Nielsen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Nielsen in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

91.14%

Black

0.45%

Hispanic

3.85%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.03%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.42%

Two or More Races

3.11%

How we calculated this

The first name "Brigitte" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Nielsen" appears at a rate of 14.23 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Brigitte are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Brigitte

Brigitte Smith Brigitte Johnson Brigitte Williams Brigitte Brown Brigitte Jones Brigitte Garcia Brigitte Bardot

Other people with the surname Nielsen

Michael Nielsen James Nielsen John Nielsen David Nielsen Robert Nielsen William Nielsen Leslie Nielsen Craig Nielsen

Brigitte Nielsen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Brigitte Nielsen?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Brigitte Nielsen are alive in the United States today. The first name Brigitte is shared by 8,214 Americans, and the surname Nielsen is shared by 48,759.

How rare is the name Brigitte Nielsen?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Brigitte is rare and the surname Nielsen is uncommon.

Is Brigitte a male or female name?

Brigitte is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1960 and the average bearer today is 42 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Brigitte?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Brigitte was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.29%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (14.05%) and Black (9.47%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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