Is Brigitte a boy or girl name?
Brigitte is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 77 girls and 0 boys were named Brigitte, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 9,102 US babies named Brigitte were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,364
- Babies named Brigitte since 1946
- 9,102
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 314 babies
Boys and girls named Brigitte, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 592 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,530 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,317 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,381 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,303 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 794 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 860 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 299 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,364 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,940 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,281 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,726 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,023 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,786 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,363 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,667 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,056 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,647 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,556 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,190 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,019 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,951 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,132 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,901 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,276 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,175 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,908 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,296 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,196 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,815 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,782 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,037 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,107 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,979 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,740 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,468 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,376 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,280 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,130 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,131 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,105 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,287 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,095 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 182 | #958 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 172 | #968 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 162 | #974 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,034 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 158 | #973 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,266 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,120 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,198 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,167 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,176 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,324 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,423 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,060 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 136 | #940 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,162 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,024 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 152 | #848 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 154 | #841 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 171 | #812 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 189 | #765 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 224 | #662 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 204 | #682 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 228 | #629 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 283 | #566 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 288 | #561 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 221 | #692 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 219 | #679 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 269 | #611 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 280 | #602 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 314 | #550 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 282 | #591 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 168 | #773 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,905 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,975 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,640 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,898 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,244 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,392 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,898 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,361 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,647 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,984 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,032 |
Highest rank
Brigitte has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #550 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brigitte
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.