Brigit Girl
How popular is Brigit?
Peaked in 1976
No babies were recorded with the name Brigit in 2025. It was most used in 1976, when 46 girls got the name.
1,190living people named Brigit (est.)
36median age of people named Brigit
1,238babies named Brigit since 1880
Brigit popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1976 (46 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,936 in 1976 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Brigit counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brigitte family of names ranked #1,750 for girls in 2025 (#1,587 the year before), with 83 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brigitte | 59 | 71% |
| Briggitte | 24 | 29% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Brigit by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39 | #2,868 |
| 1960s | 172 | #2,411 |
| 1970s | 258 | #1,936 |
| 1980s | 160 | #4,125 |
| 1990s | 290 | #3,297 |
| 2000s | 218 | #3,881 |
| 2010s | 90 | #6,901 |
| 2020s | 11 | #13,448 |
Questions
- Is Brigit a boy or girl name?
- Brigit is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brigit were girls.
- How popular is the name Brigit?
- No babies were recorded with the name Brigit in 2025. It was most used in 1976, when 46 girls got the name.
- When was Brigit most popular?
- Brigit peaked in 1976, when 46 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,936 in 1976.
- How many people are named Brigit?
- 1,238 babies have been named Brigit in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,190 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.