girl's name
Brigette
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,783
Brigette is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1968, when 185 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Brigette over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 235 |
| 1960s | 1,375 |
| 1970s | 1,272 |
| 1980s | 1,181 |
| 1990s | 949 |
| 2000s | 445 |
| 2010s | 208 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 62 |
How popular is Brigette?
In 2025, Brigette was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Brigette is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Brigette
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brigette also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brigette over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brigette
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brigette — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brigette
How popular is the name Brigette?
In 2025, Brigette was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Brigette a girl's or a boy's name?
Brigette is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Brigette most popular?
Brigette peaked in 1968, when 185 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Brigette a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brigette currently ranks #7,584 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.