Girls' name · since 1934
Birgit
Birgit has 280 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Birgit sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 280 recorded since 1934.
Social Security Administration records show Birgit recorded 280 times among girls since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1992.
- #16,492 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 280 born since 1934
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Birgit ranks #16,492 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 280 born since 1934, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,492 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 280
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Birgit's 280 recorded births place it above 77.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Birgit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Birgit's full recorded timeline at 1966, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Birgit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1992
- Peak year (1960)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Birgit by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (183 births, 65% of the file).
1960s was Birgit's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Birgit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
183 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 183 births (65% of all-time use).
Birgit by state
Where Birgit concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 8.2% |
23 of 280 births nationwide.
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What to do with Birgit's data
- Birgit's decade-level peak was the 1960s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Birgits (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Birgit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1934–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Birgit draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.