Brigita
Girl name · French · Latvian · Romanian
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #7,680 in 1974
0 babies were named Brigita in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1974–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryBrigita first shows up in US birth records in 1974, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 51 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1974, when it reached #7,680.
About the name Brigita
Brigita is a girl name of French, Latvian and Romanian origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-ita”. US birth records list Brigita for girls from 1974 to 2009, in 3 of those 36 years. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked #7,680 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2009, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:French namesLatvian namesRomanian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7 | 1,463,415 girls |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 2,941,176 girls |
| 2000s | 0.3 | 3,703,704 girls |
Other spellings of Brigita
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Questions about the name Brigita
What is the origin of the name Brigita?
Brigita has French, Latvian, Romanian roots in our records. Other French names include Charlotte, Evelyn, Violet.
Is Brigita a boy or girl name?
Brigita is a girl name.
How popular is the name Brigita?
Brigita is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2009. It peaked at #7,680 in 1974.