Brigitte Nielsen
There are approximately 1 people named Brigitte Nielsen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Brigitte with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nielsen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Brigitte
8.2K
Alive today
Named Nielsen
49K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 8.2K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1960
Average age: 42
Top Census group: White (71.3%)
Estimated bearers: 49K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #796
Per 100K: 14.23
Top ancestry: White (91.1%)
First name trend
Brigitte: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Brigitte. The peak year was 1960 with 314 births. The average person named Brigitte today is 42 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brigitte
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Brigitte, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brigitte described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Brigitte at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.3% · 9,806
- Hispanic or Latino14.1% · 1,933
- Black or African American9.5% · 1,302
- Two or more races2.6% · 363
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 304
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 47
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Nielsen surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Nielsen, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Nielsen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Nielsen at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.1% · 38,752
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 1,637
- Two or more races3.1% · 1,324
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 437
- Black or African American0.5% · 192
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 178
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Brigitte has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0024% of the US population, based on 8,214 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Brigitte right now.
The surname Nielsen appears at a rate of 14.23 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0142%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Brigitte Nielsen. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Brigitte Nielsen: questions and answers
How many people are named Brigitte Nielsen?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Brigitte Nielsen. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0024%) with the surname frequency (14.23 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Brigitte Nielsen?
We classify Brigitte Nielsen as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Brigitte a male or female name?
Brigitte is predominantly female. Out of 9,102 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Brigitte profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Brigitte Nielsen?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how common the name Brigitte Nielsen is at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.