Recorded 1961–1990 Girls' name Peak 1970 67 births

Briggett — girls' name

67 babies named Briggett in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s451970s171990s5
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Briggett was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

11 babies were named Briggett in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briggett

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Briggett between 1961 and 1990, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briggett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briggett performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Briggett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briggett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 67 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Briggett at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

67

Since 1961

30 years of records

Peak year

1970

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1961

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1990

Briggett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1961

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1970)
11
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 1990197319701969196819671965196319621961 8

Briggett by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
45 births that decade — 67% of Briggett's all-time total
1960s451970s171990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briggett?
67 babies have been named Briggett since 1961. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1970 with 11 births.
When was Briggett most popular?
Briggett was most popular in the 1960s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Briggett been used?
Briggett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 30 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Briggett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.