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Brigitte

/ˈbɹɪdʒɪt/ · 100% girls · 59 born in 2025

Brigitte has been given to about 9,165 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɹɪdʒɪt/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,722
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brigitte per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 314
  • Born in 202559
  • All time9,165

How popular is Brigitte?

Its best year was 1960, when 314 babies were given the name, ranking 550th. The typical living American called Brigitte is about 44 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Brigitte

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brigette0.85
  2. Bridgette0.75
  3. Brigid0.62
  4. Billie0.58
  5. Brielle0.55
  6. Brianne0.55
  7. Bridgett0.54
  8. Lizette0.54

Middle names for Brigitte

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brigitte Catherine0.84
  2. Brigitte Josephine0.84
  3. Brigitte Rose0.83
  4. Brigitte Marie0.83
  5. Brigitte Grace0.83
  6. Brigitte Jane0.83

Sibling names for Brigitte

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.86
  2. Claybrother · 0.85
  3. Elisasister · 0.84
  4. Dexterbrother · 0.84
  5. Larasister · 0.83
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.83

Where Brigitte is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Brigitte Nguyen0.78
  2. Brigitte Moore0.78
  3. Brigitte Hill0.78
  4. Brigitte Hall0.78
  5. Brigitte Young0.75
  6. Brigitte Wright0.75

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 Brigitte

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Brigitte across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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