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Briget

100% girls · last recorded 2012

Briget has been given to about 500 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1974, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 476
Median age today49 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Briget per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1974 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time500

How popular is Briget?

Its best year was 1974, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 3121st. The typical living American called Briget is about 49 years old today.

Names that sound like Briget

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bridget0.88
  2. Bridgett0.80
  3. Brigette0.72
  4. Briley0.65
  5. Bridgette0.63
  6. Brigitte0.62
  7. Britt0.61
  8. Britney0.58

Middle names for Briget

Ranked by flow score
  1. Briget Anne0.81
  2. Briget Catherine0.78
  3. Briget Josephine0.78
  4. Briget Rose0.77
  5. Briget Marie0.77
  6. Briget Grace0.77

Sibling names for Briget

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.70
  2. Georginasister · 0.67
  3. Heidisister · 0.66
  4. Damonbrother · 0.66
  5. Shawnbrother · 0.63
  6. Claybrother · 0.62

Where Briget is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Briget Anderson0.77
    2. Briget White0.72
    3. Briget Nguyen0.72
    4. Briget Moore0.72
    5. Briget Hill0.72
    6. Briget 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 Briget

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    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.