The first name Birgitte
A girl’s name from Danish.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Danish origin
Borrowed from Danish Birgitte and Norwegian Birgitte.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Birgitte at birth, 1880–2025
In 1959, 5 girls born in the United States were named Birgitte, the 6,337th most popular girls’ name that year.
5
babies named Birgitte since 1880
#6,337
rank in 1959
1959
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Nicknames for Birgitte
Famous people named Birgitte
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Birgitte FederspielDanish actress (1925-2005)
- Birgitte HanelDanish rower, born 1954
- Birgitte ThottDanish philosopher, auther, and scholar (1610-1662)
- Birgitte PriceDanish actress (1934–1997)
- Birgitte GøyeDanish noble, 1511–1574
- Birgitte Cathrine BoyeDanish psalmist, 1742–1824
Questions
- What does the name Birgitte mean?
- Borrowed from Danish Birgitte and Norwegian Birgitte.
- What is the origin of the name Birgitte?
- Borrowed from Danish Birgitte and Norwegian Birgitte.
- What are nicknames for Birgitte?
- Common nicknames for Birgitte include Gitte.
- When was Birgitte most popular?
- 1959 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Birgitte, its highest rank at 6,337th.