Girls' name · since 1953
Brigette
5,727 babies named Brigette in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,569 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,727
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
5,727 babies have been named Brigette since 1953, making it today's #7569 girls' name.
Brigette has 5,727 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7569 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #2,348 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,569 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,727 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brigette ranks #2,348 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,569 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,727 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,569 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,727
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Brigette's 5,727 recorded births place it above 96.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brigette compares
5,727 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brigette's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brigette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,727 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 185 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brigette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brigette splits its recorded history at 1989: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 185 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brigette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1968)
- 185
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Brigette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,375 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Brigette's strongest decade.
1,375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Brigette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 235
1950s
235 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,375 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,272 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,181 births
- 1990s
1990s
949 births
- 2000s 445
2000s
445 births
- 2010s 208
2010s
208 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,375 births (24% of all-time use).
How Brigette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Brigette's total volume
Brigette by state
Where Brigette concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 955 | 16.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 380 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 341 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 249 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 204 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 155 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 153 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 145 | 2.5% |
955 of 5,727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Brigette appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brigette's data
- Brigette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,375 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brigettes (955 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Brigette
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brigette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Brigette 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.