Brigitte

Meaning: Exalted one, also read as strength, power, vigor
Origin: Irish — French/German form of Bridget

Girl's name · #2864 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Brigitte — on the books since 1946, #2864 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 9,200 girls have carried the name since.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#582 in Ecuador (2025) · #8,351 in Italy (2024) · #1,399 in Austria (2024) · #4,033 in France (2024) · #2,604 in Canada (2023) · #4,710 in England & Wales (2023) · #474 in Puerto Rico (2006) · #939 in Belgium (1999) · #335 in New Zealand (1972).

Famous Brigittes

Brigitte Bardot — French actress and activist (1934–2025)
Brigitte Macron — Wife of French president Emmanuel Macron (born 1953)
Brigitte Bierlein — Chancellor of Austria from 2019 to 2020 (1949–2024)
Brigitte Nielsen — Danish actress, model, and singer (born 1963)
Brigitte Haas — Prime Minister of Liechtenstein since 2025 (born 1964)
Brigitte Helm — German actress (1908–1996)
Brigitte Fossey — French actress (born 1946)

In stories & tradition

Brigitte — Overwatch (video game)
Brigitte Montfort^pt — Fictional spy
Brigitte Fitzgerald — Ginger Snaps (film)

What Brigittes become

Among 2,310 notable people named Brigitte:

Medical professionals appear 1.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Brigitte C. Widemann, German-American pediatric oncologist.

Similar names: Evette · Brigid · Collette · Annemarie · Charlette · Clarice

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