Brigit

BRIH-jiht /ˈbɹɪdʒɪt/
girl 2 syllables fading

Brigit is a rare variant of Bridget that peaked in 1976 and has since faded.

Brigit is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2021. Brigit was first reported in SSA data in 1954 and peaked in 1976 (46 births).

About the name Brigit

PronunciationBRIH-jiht /ˈbɹɪdʒɪt/
CultureDutch
46peak births 1976
1954first in SSA data

Names similar to Brigit

How popular is Brigit?

Girls named Brigit
195419601970198019902000201020202021
Girls named Brigit per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1954–2021 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2021) 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

Brigit total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202155#15,673
202066#13,759
201855#16,119
20161010#10,234
20151010#10,279
201499#11,146
20131616#7,449
201288#12,418
20111414#8,278
20101818#6,959
200988#12,635
20081515#8,190
20071919#6,869
20061919#6,629
20052626#4,980
20041717#6,834
20032525#4,970
20022626#4,657
20013131#4,037
20003232#3,896
19993535#3,516
19983434#3,502
199735—#3,309
199626—#4,073
199528—#3,790
199434—#3,310
199330—#3,606
199227—#3,876
199121—#4,674
199020—#4,720
198919—#4,695
198815—#5,358
198713—#5,638
198617—#4,562
198519—#4,142
198417—#4,341
198311—#5,860
198217—#4,367
198114—#4,998
198018—#4,165
197928—#3,006
197831—#2,687
197729—#2,784
197646—#1,938
197518—#3,648
197435—#2,258
197320—#3,244
197211—#4,816
197123—#2,963
197017—#3,595
196920—#3,020
196819—#2,975
196721—#2,711
19669—#4,528
196511—#3,973
196426—#2,414
196316—#3,188
196218—#2,933
196118—#2,972
196014—#3,373
195917—#2,876
19588—#4,550
19579—#4,236
19545—#5,825