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Baby name
Brigitte
Girl
Origin of the name
Brigitte comes from the Irish Brighid, the name of Saint Brigid of Ireland in the 5th century. The form with a t comes from Saint Bridget of Sweden, Birgitta.
Classic name
9,165births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 550rank at its peak, in 1960
Where babies named Brigitte are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Brigitte is most common in California (2.2 times), New York (2.1) and Florida (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
One letter apart
- Brigette 5,727
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