Bridgitte
Feminine · “A spelling of Brigitte”
Bridgitte is Brigitte, the French form of the Irish Brigid, with the English dg of bridge written into it. It arrived in American records in the years when Brigitte Bardot arrived in American cinemas.
How old is the name Bridgitte?
Bridgitte first appears in US birth records in 1958 — 67 years ago. The typical Bridgitte alive today was born around 1974, making them about 51 years old. About 600 people named Bridgitte are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Bridgitte most popular?
Bridgitte peaked in 1960, reaching #2150 nationally. See the whole 1960 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Brigid to Bridgitte
The story of Bridgitte
English writes the sound j after a short vowel with dge — bridge, judge, edge — and Bridgitte borrows that habit for a French name, which French itself spells Brigitte. The French form reached most American ears through one film: Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman, which opened in American cinemas in 1957 and made Brigitte Bardot the most talked-about actress in the world. Bridgitte appears in the American record in the years that followed.
Meaning
A spelling of Brigitte, the French Brigid, 'exalted one'
Brigid is usually traced to an Old Irish word meaning 'high, exalted'.
How the name formed
- Brigid
- Brigitte
- Bridgitte
Related forms: Brigitte · Bríd · Bridget · Birgitta
Pronouncing Bridgitte
brih-ZHEET
Two syllables with the stress on the second, like Brigitte; some say BRIJ-it.
Nicknames for Bridgitte
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1958
- Most girls named
- 196130 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2150reached in 1960
- Change vs 2015
- −44.4%5 in 2016, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Bridgitte in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Brigitte in French — spelling variant
- Bríd in Irish — related form
- Bridget in English — related form
- Birgitta in Swedish — related form
Bridgittes among us
people named Bridgitte are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Bridgitte sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Sounds like Brigitte, a name most people recognize.
- Belongs to one of the oldest Irish names.
- Rare in this spelling.
- People will write Brigitte or Bridget.
- The spelling invites an English pronunciation, BRIJ-it; decide which one the family uses.
- The Bardot association comes up for many people.
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Frequently asked
- How many Bridgittes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Bridgitte are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Bridgitte in 2025?
- Bridgitte is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Bridgitte with classmates?
- Bridgitte will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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