Birgit

BUR-jiht /ˈbɜːdʒɪt/
girl 2 syllables fading

Birgit is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Birgit is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1992. Birgit was first reported in SSA data in 1934 and peaked in 1960 (25 births).

About the name Birgit

PronunciationBUR-jiht /ˈbɜːdʒɪt/
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25peak births 1960
1934first in SSA data

Names similar to Birgit

How popular is Birgit?

Girls named Birgit
19341940195019601970198019901992
Girls named Birgit per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1934–1992 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1992) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Birgit total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19926—#11,925
19805—#10,560
19769—#6,092
19738—#6,143
19729—#5,514
197111—#4,836
197011—#4,782
196916—#3,476
196818—#3,067
196716—#3,219
196617—#3,049
196519—#2,845
196420—#2,832
196323—#2,551
196210—#4,291
196119—#2,845
196025—#2,375
195912—#3,635
19578—#4,570
19556—#5,273
19547—#4,704
19345—#4,360