Recorded 1974–2009 Girls' name Peak 1974 17 births

Brigita — girls' name

17 babies named Brigita in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61990s62000s5
1970s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Brigita was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Brigita in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brigita

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Brigita between 1974 and 2009, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brigita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brigita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brigita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brigita 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 17 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.

Brigita at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

17

Since 1974

36 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1974

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2009

Brigita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1974

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.5 200919991974 6

Brigita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 35% of Brigita's all-time total
1970s61990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brigita?
17 babies have been named Brigita since 1974. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Brigita most popular?
Brigita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Brigita been used?
Brigita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 36 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Brigita?
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, 1974–2009 (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.