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Brigitte
OriginFrench variation of Brighid
Meaning"strength or exalted one"
US Rank#2864
2025 SSA
About Brigitte
Brigitte is the French version of the ancient Irish Brighid long associated with 1950s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot. If you want to pronounce Brigitte the French way, it's brih-ZHEET.
Pronounced brih-ZHEET.
As of October 2026, Brigitte ranked #2864 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #550 in 1960.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,556 | 140 | 78.4 |
| 2015 | #1,647 | 130 | 72.8 |
| 2016 | #2,056 | 96 | 54.2 |
| 2017 | #2,667 | 65 | 37.6 |
| 2018 | #2,363 | 77 | 45.3 |
| 2019 | #2,786 | 60 | 35.7 |
| 2020 | #3,023 | 53 | 32.8 |
| 2021 | #2,726 | 63 | 38.4 |
| 2022 | #3,281 | 49 | 29.9 |
| 2023 | #2,940 | 57 | 35.5 |
| 2024 | #2,364 | 77 | 47.5 |
| 2025 | #2,864 | 59 | 36.7 |
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- Brigitte Anne
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Claude Macron, First Lady of France as wife of President Emmanuel Macron
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- Brigitte Otoumolongui
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- Brigitte Foster
Hylton, Jamaican Olympic hurdler
- Brigitte Rohde
German Olympic sprinter
Brigitte in pop culture
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