Recorded 1960–1995 Girls' name Peak 1968 120 births

Brigitt — girls' name

120 babies named Brigitt in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s621970s281980s111990s19
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Brigitt was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

9 babies were named Brigitt in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brigitt

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Brigitt between 1960 and 1995, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brigitt currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brigitt performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brigitt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brigitt 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 120 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.

Brigitt at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

120

Since 1960

36 years of records

Peak year

1968

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1960

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1995

Brigitt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1960

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1968)
9
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
45678910 19951989197619701967196419611960 6

Brigitt by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
62 births that decade — 52% of Brigitt's all-time total
1960s621970s281980s111990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brigitt?
120 babies have been named Brigitt since 1960. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1968 with 9 births.
When was Brigitt most popular?
Brigitt was most popular in the 1960s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Brigitt been used?
Brigitt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 36 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Brigitt?
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, 1960–1995 (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.