Names / Girl names
Brigitte
Current rank
#2,864
holding steady
All-time peak
#550
in 1960
First recorded
1946
in U.S. data
Children named
9,100
since 1946
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #550 in 1960 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Brigitte is a girls' name that was first recorded in 1946. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 1960, at #550 nationally. Across all years, more than 9,100 children have been named this.