How Many People Are Named Birgit?
people named Birgit are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,395,040 people in the US has this name
Based on 280 babies named Birgit in Social Security records from 1934 to 1992, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
25 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scandinavian variant of BIRGITTA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Birgit in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Birgit alive today is about 59 years old, and 53% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 56 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Birgit first appears in the records in 1934 and was given most often in 1960, to 25 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1992.
Babies given the name each year, 1934 to 1992
🏆 Rank History
Birgit has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,374, in 1960.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,374 (1960) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,019 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Birgit alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Birgit were born in California than in any other state: about 20 of those alive today.
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