Brigette
A girls’ name of Celtic origin, meaning exalted one; a variant of brigitte.
Brigette by the numbers
Brigette was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 185 babies in 1968, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brigette. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bridgetteexalted one; french diminutive of Brigid120 in the US (2017)
- Brigitteexalted one; strength64 in the US (2017)
- Bridgettexalted one; variant of Bridget35 in the US (2017)
- Brigittaexalted one; a form of Brighid6 in the US (2017)
- Brightonbright settlement; a place name used as a given name230 in the US (2017)
- Beckettestream; a form of Beck or Beckett5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Brigette
Names that are said the same way as Brigette, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Bridgetexalted one; from goddess Brigid432 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Brigette, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean praise
Like Brigette, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Brigette
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