Name profile

Brigitte

French and German form of Bridget.

PronunciationFrench /bʁi.ʒit/; German /bʁi.ˈɡɪ.tə/
Usage languagesDutch, French, German
US rank (2025)#2,859

Meaning and history

French and German form of Bridget; a well-known bearer is the French model and actress Brigitte Bardot (1934–2025).

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 106 births, rank #1,905
2007: 54 births, rank #3,168
2008: 51 births, rank #3,267
2009: 60 births, rank #2,892
2010: 53 births, rank #3,123
20112011: 58 births, rank #2,945
2012: 96 births, rank #2,016
2013: 85 births, rank #2,187
2014: 140 births, rank #1,552
2015: 130 births, rank #1,643
20162016: 96 births, rank #2,054
2017: 65 births, rank #2,664
2018: 77 births, rank #2,361
2019: 60 births, rank #2,784
2020: 54 births, rank #2,966
20212021: 63 births, rank #2,715
2022: 49 births, rank #3,278
2023: 58 births, rank #2,891
2024: 77 births, rank #2,362
20252025: 59 births, rank #2,859

Brigitte rose from #968 to #958 for girls between 1988 and 1989. Its highest annual birth count came in 1960, with 314 births.