Birgitte
Birgitte is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
- Danish
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Birgitte
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Birgitte is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- Norwegian
The Story of Birgitte
Birgitte first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1959: 5 births, good for #6,244 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1959 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Birgittes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Birgitte
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Birgitte. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Birgitte
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Birgitte Kiær Ahring (born 1953), Danish biologist and biofuel researcher
- Birgitte Alsted (born 1942), Danish violinist, teacher and composer
- Birgitte Andersen (1791–1875), Danish stage actress
- Birgitte Bak-Jensen , Danish 20th-21st century professor and researcher
- Birgitte Bonnesen (born 1956), Danish-Swedish former business executive, former chief executive officer of Swedbank
- Birgitte Cathrine Boye (1742–1824), Danish hymn writer
- Birgitte Einarsen (born 1975), Norwegian singer
- Birgitte Esmark (1841–1897), Norwegian malacologist considered the first Norwegian female zoologist
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Names that sound like Birgitte
Phonetically similar names — useful when Birgitte is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Birgitte
Birgitte is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Birgitte's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #6,244. Use the chart and map above to compare Birgitte's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.