US rank #5631 Girls' name Peak 2024 108 births

Briggitte — #5631 US girls' name

108 babies named Briggitte in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s681990s62020s22
#5631
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Briggitte was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

22 babies were named Briggitte in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Briggitte

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Briggitte between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Briggitte currently holds the #5631 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Briggitte performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Briggitte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Briggitte in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Briggitte 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 108 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.

Briggitte at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

108

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2024

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#5,631

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Briggitte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
22
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
0510152025 202419901968196719661965196419631962196119601959 12

Briggitte by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
68 births that decade — 63% of Briggitte's all-time total
1950s121960s681990s62020s22

Briggitte by state

Where Briggitte concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Briggitte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 5.6%
Texas share of Briggitte's total US births 5.6%

6 of 108 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Briggitte?
108 babies have been named Briggitte since 1959. It currently ranks #5631 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 22 births.
When was Briggitte most popular?
Briggitte was most popular in the 1960s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Briggitte most popular?
The top states for the name Briggitte are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Briggitte been used?
Briggitte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Briggitte?
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.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.