Brigitte

“Exalted, high one — shares a Celtic root with Bridget” — French/German, equivalent of Bridget, ultimately Celtic origin

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

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

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

Famous Brigittes

Brigitte Bardot — French actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)
Brigitte Macron — French teacher, spouse of French statesman Emmanuel Macron
Brigitte Bierlein — Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court (1949–2024)
Brigitte Nielsen — Danish actress, model and singer
Brigitte Haas — Liechtenstein lawyer and politician (born 1964)

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.

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