Name Legacy

Brigit

Recorded 1954–2021 · United States

Brigit was most popular in 1976, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,120 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,238 people named Brigit.

Most popular in1976
Rank that year#3,120
Births that year46
Total since 18801,238
Given to100% girls

Brigit over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Brigit’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brigit a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brigit is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,238 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Brigit

Where Brigit is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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