The first name Brigitte
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Brigitte last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2005, with 6 births (#2,970).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Brigitte with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Brigitte at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 59 girls born in the United States were named Brigitte, the 2,864th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 314 were.
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 Brigitte
59 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Brigitte BardotFrench actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
- Brigitte MacronFrench teacher, spouse of French statesman Emmanuel Macron, born 1953
- Brigitte BierleinAustrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the , 1949–2024
- Brigitte NielsenDanish actress, model and singer, born 1963
- Brigitte HelmGerman actress (1908–1996)
- Brigitte FosseyFrench actress, born 1946
- Brigitte FontaineFrench poet and artist, born 1939
- Brigitte LahaieFrench pornographic and mainstream actress, radio host, born 1955
- Brigitte HamannAustrian-German historian (1940–2016)
- Brigitte HorneyActress (1911–1988)
- Brigitte AuberFrench actress, born 1925
- Brigitte EngererFrench pianist (1952–2012)
Questions
- How popular is the name Brigitte?
- In 2023, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Brigitte, ranking 4,709th. Its peak was 2005, with 6 births.
- Is Brigitte a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,165 US babies named Brigitte since 1880 were girls.
- When was Brigitte most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 314 babies were named Brigitte, its highest rank at 550th.