Girls' name · since 1974
Brigita
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.
- #47,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brigita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brigita has been recorded 17 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2009.
- #47,552 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brigita ranks #47,552 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #47,552 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Brigita's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brigita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brigita's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brigita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2009
- Peak year (1974)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Brigita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Brigita's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Brigita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Brigita's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brigita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1974–2009 (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 Brigita 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.