Is Briget a boy or girl name?

Briget is a girl’s name. Of the 500 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Briget

Recorded 1957–2012 · United States

Briget was most popular in 1974, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,853 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 500 people named Briget.

Briget over time

Births per year. The dot marks Briget’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Briget a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Briget is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 500 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org