Given name & surname
Birgitta
“a glorious woman”
In Swedish use, Birgitta has a related form in Berit. One German interpretation is “a glorious woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Birgitta has a related form in Berit. One German interpretation is “a glorious woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Birgitta is a variant of Birgit. An origin associated with Birgit is Irish. Birgitta is a variant of Bridget. A possible origin is Irish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Birgitta developed from Brigit.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Birgitta is a variant of Bridget. The history of Bridget gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Bridget is associated with the goddess of fire, wisdom, and poetry.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Birgitta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85
- 0 boys · 85 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 591 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Birgitta’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Birgitta has a diminutive in Bibi. In Swedish usage, Birgitta shares a linguistic root with the English form Bridget. In German usage, Birgitta has a related form in Brigitte.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Birgitta has relatives in 10 languages.
16 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Bridgetvariant · English
- Brigittevariant · German, French
- Bibidiminutive · Swedish
- Brittavariant · Swedish
- Beritvariant · Swedish, Danish
- Birgitshort form · Danish, Swedish
- Britshort form · Swedish, Norwegian
- Bikkáshort form · Northern Sami
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Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Brigitaequivalent
- Brigidaequivalent
- Birgitteequivalent
- Brigitroot · sga
- Brígidaequivalent
- Briittaequivalent
- Brec'hedequivalent
- Birgittequivalent
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See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Birgitta
- Princess Birgitta of SwedenSwedish princess (1937-2024); elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- Birgitta JónsdóttirIcelandic Poet, Writer, Editor, and Member of Parliamentborn 1967
- Birgitta HaukdalIcelandic singerborn 1979
- Birgitta ValbergSwedish actress (1916–2014)
- Birgitta BremerSwedish botanist (1950-)
- Birgitta UlfssonFinnish actor and theater director1928–2017
- Birgitta DahlSwedish politician (1937–2024)
- Birgitta StenbergSwedish author1932–2014
- Birgitta Bengtssonsailorborn 1965
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