Girls' name · since 1960
Brigitt
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 120 babies named Brigitt, peaking in 1968. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
120 girls have been named Brigitt since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brigitt recorded 120 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1995.
- #25,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 120 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brigitt ranks #25,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #25,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 120
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Brigitt's 120 recorded births place it above 65.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brigitt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brigitt's full recorded timeline at 1970, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brigitt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1995
- Peak year (1968)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Brigitt by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (62 births, 52% of the file).
1960s was Brigitt's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brigitt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 62 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brigitt's data
- Brigitt's decade-level peak was the 1960s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brigitt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
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, 1960–1995 (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 Brigitt 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.