The first name Birgit
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Birgit at birth, 1880–2025
In 1992, 6 girls born in the United States were named Birgit, the 11,925th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 25 were.
280
babies named Birgit since 1880
#11,925
rank in 1992
1960
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Birgit
24 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Birgit SarrapEstonian singer (born 1988)
- Birgit PrinzGerman footballer (born 1977)
- Birgit FischerEast German kayaker, born 1962
- Birgit MinichmayrAustrian actress and singer, born 1977
- Birgit PeterEast German rower, born 1964
- Birgit JürgenssenAustrian photographer (1949-2003)
- Birgit SchützEast German rower, born 1958
- Birgit Malsack-WinkemannGerman far-right politician, born 1964
- Birgit TreiberEast German swimmer, born 1960
- Birgit HahnGerman field hockey player, born 1958
- Birgit MeinekeEast German swimmer, born 1964
- Birgit HagenGerman field hockey player, born 1957
Questions
- Is Birgit a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 280 US babies named Birgit since 1880 were girls.
- When was Birgit most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 25 babies were named Birgit, its highest rank at 2,375th.