Brigette

Brigette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “exalted one”
Origin: French
Say it: brih-ZHET · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French variant spelling of Brigitte, from the Celtic name Brigid. The name is associated with the Irish goddess and saint Brigid.

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How popular is Brigette?

20242.1 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Brigette in 20247

Peak year1968

Total US babies since 18805,712

Brigette is fading: recent use is about 45% of its level ten years before.

Names like Brigette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Brigitteexalted one · French
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French

Brigette questions

What does the name Brigette mean?

Brigette means "exalted one". It comes from French. French variant spelling of Brigitte, from the Celtic name Brigid. The name is associated with the Irish goddess and saint Brigid.

Is Brigette a boy or girl name?

Brigette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Brigette?

7 US babies were named Brigette in 2024. Its peak year was 1968.

How do you pronounce Brigette?

Brigette is usually pronounced brih-ZHET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.