Girls' name · since 1911
Brigida
660 babies named Brigida in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 660
- born since 1911
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brigida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 660 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Brigida recorded 660 times among girls since 1911, 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 1911 to 2009.
- #9,903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 660 born since 1911
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brigida ranks #9,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 660 born since 1911, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 660
- born since 1911
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brigida's 660 recorded births place it above 86.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Brigida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brigida's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brigida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2009
- Peak year (1975)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Brigida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (118 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Brigida's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Brigida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
108 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
107 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
85 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 118 births (18% of all-time use).
How Brigida 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 Brigida's total volume
Brigida by state
Where Brigida concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 55 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.5% |
55 of 660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Brigida's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2000s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brigidas (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brigida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1911–2009 (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 Brigida 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.