Girls' name · since 1958
Brigett
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 475 babies named Brigett, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 475
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brigett is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 475 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Brigett recorded 475 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2014.
- #12,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 475 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brigett ranks #12,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 475 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 475
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brigett's 475 recorded births place it above 83.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brigett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brigett's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brigett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2014
- Peak year (1970)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Brigett by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (130 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Brigett's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Brigett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
106 births
- 1970s
1970s
130 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 130 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Brigett's decade-level peak was the 1970s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brigett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1958–2014 (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 Brigett 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.