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Girl name

Birgit

100% girls · last recorded 1992

Birgit has been given to about 280 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 253
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Birgit per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time280

How popular is Birgit?

Its best year was 1960, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 2375th. The typical living American called Birgit is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Birgit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Birdie0.60
  2. Britt0.58
  3. Brigid0.53
  4. Brigitte0.51
  5. Billie0.47
  6. Bernita0.48
  7. Bria0.45

Middle names for Birgit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Birgit Anne0.81
  2. Birgit Eve0.80
  3. Birgit Elizabeth0.78
  4. Birgit Catherine0.78
  5. Birgit Josephine0.78
  6. Birgit Rose0.77

Sibling names for Birgit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.61
  2. Pennysister · 0.60
  3. Scottbrother · 0.55
  4. Robinsister · 0.54
  5. Tonybrother · 0.54
  6. Reginasister · 0.54

Where Birgit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Birgit Anderson0.77
    2. Birgit Reyes0.72
    3. Birgit Nguyen0.72
    4. Birgit Moore0.72
    5. Birgit Lee0.72
    6. Birgit Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Birgit

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. Norway1945–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.