At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #724 of girl names
- Babies in 2025
- 385 (0.022% of girls)
- Trend
- Steady #749 in 2020 to #724 in 2025
- Peak
- #112 in 1973
- First recorded
- 1880
Meaning of Bridget
Bridget is a bright, ember-tinged choice whose story begins in ancient Ireland: drawn from the Old Irish Brigid, “exalted one,” it was first the name of a Celtic goddess of fire, poetry, and hearth, then of the beloved Saint Brigid, patron of scholars and healers. Spoken as BRID-jet in Irish Gaelic or the lighter BRIJ-it in everyday English, the name skips off the tongue with easy cheer. Pop culture tossed in a wink via Bridget Jones, yet the U.S. popularity charts show a steady glow rather than a blinding flare, keeping the name comfortably familiar without feeling over-used. Pair that heritage with ready-made nicknames—Bridie, Biddy, even the sleek Jet—and Bridget suggests a girl who can both spin a story and spark a campfire. Warm, capable, and quietly confident, it’s a name that carries its own little lantern of promise into the future.
How to pronounce Bridget
English
- Pronounced BRIJ-it /ˈbrɪdʒ.ɪt/
Irish Gaelic
- Pronounced BRID-jet /ˈbri.d͡ʒet/
Popularity of Bridget in the U.S.
Bridget was the #724 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 385 babies. It peaked at #112 in 1973 and has been in the top 1,000 since 1880.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1880–2025 146 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 385 | 724 | ▼ 18 |
| 2024 | 398 | 706 | ▲ 43 |
| 2023 | 376 | 749 | ▲ 44 |
| 2022 | 356 | 793 | ▼ 72 |
| 2021 | 396 | 721 | ▲ 28 |
| 2020 | 363 | 749 | ▼ 16 |
| 2019 | 385 | 733 | ▼ 16 |
| 2018 | 398 | 717 | ▼ 41 |
| 2017 | 434 | 676 | ▼ 82 |
| 2016 | 509 | 594 | ▼ 60 |
| 2015 | 583 | 534 | ▲ 4 |
| 2014 | 579 | 538 | ▼ 9 |
| 2013 | 565 | 529 | ▼ 76 |
| 2012 | 684 | 453 | ▲ 17 |
| 2011 | 630 | 470 | ▼ 23 |
| 2010 | 687 | 447 | ▼ 23 |
| 2009 | 753 | 424 | ▼ 30 |
| 2008 | 820 | 394 | ▼ 37 |
| 2007 | 909 | 357 | ▼ 7 |
| 2006 | 945 | 350 | ▼ 21 |
| 2005 | 971 | 329 | ▼ 20 |
| 2004 | 1,035 | 309 | ▼ 8 |
| 2003 | 1,029 | 301 | ▼ 13 |
| 2002 | 1,076 | 288 | ▼ 14 |
| 2001 | 1,156 | 274 | – |
| 2000 | 1,167 | 274 | ▼ 28 |
| 1999 | 1,292 | 246 | ▼ 9 |
| 1998 | 1,287 | 237 | ▼ 2 |
| 1997 | 1,281 | 235 | ▼ 43 |
| 1996 | 1,530 | 192 | ▲ 9 |
| 1995 | 1,469 | 201 | ▼ 27 |
| 1994 | 1,698 | 174 | ▲ 5 |
| 1993 | 1,629 | 179 | ▲ 22 |
| 1992 | 1,414 | 201 | ▲ 6 |
| 1991 | 1,447 | 207 | ▼ 16 |
| 1990 | 1,548 | 191 | ▼ 17 |
| 1989 | 1,635 | 174 | ▲ 4 |
| 1988 | 1,566 | 178 | ▲ 2 |
| 1987 | 1,540 | 180 | ▼ 8 |
| 1986 | 1,577 | 172 | ▲ 1 |
| 1985 | 1,613 | 173 | ▼ 11 |
| 1984 | 1,685 | 162 | – |
| 1983 | 1,748 | 162 | ▼ 15 |
| 1982 | 2,006 | 147 | ▲ 3 |
| 1981 | 1,899 | 150 | ▲ 3 |
| 1980 | 1,832 | 153 | ▲ 8 |
| 1979 | 1,736 | 161 | ▲ 2 |
| 1978 | 1,685 | 163 | ▲ 2 |
| 1977 | 1,643 | 165 | ▼ 11 |
| 1976 | 1,706 | 154 | ▼ 11 |
| 1975 | 1,862 | 143 | ▼ 9 |
| 1974 | 2,082 | 134 | ▼ 22 |
| 1973 | 2,763 | 112 | ▲ 44 |
| 1972 | 1,867 | 156 | ▲ 25 |
| 1971 | 1,711 | 181 | ▼ 2 |
| 1970 | 1,815 | 179 | ▲ 18 |
| 1969 | 1,597 | 197 | ▲ 11 |
| 1968 | 1,454 | 208 | ▼ 5 |
| 1967 | 1,555 | 203 | ▼ 5 |
| 1966 | 1,629 | 198 | ▲ 15 |
| 1965 | 1,543 | 213 | ▲ 12 |
| 1964 | 1,480 | 225 | ▲ 3 |
| 1963 | 1,448 | 228 | ▼ 1 |
| 1962 | 1,407 | 227 | ▲ 27 |
| 1961 | 1,211 | 254 | ▲ 11 |
| 1960 | 1,151 | 265 | ▲ 7 |
| 1959 | 1,052 | 272 | ▲ 59 |
| 1958 | 798 | 331 | ▲ 31 |
| 1957 | 627 | 362 | ▲ 2 |
| 1956 | 577 | 364 | ▼ 2 |
| 1955 | 583 | 362 | ▲ 42 |
| 1954 | 459 | 404 | ▼ 33 |
| 1953 | 526 | 371 | ▲ 20 |
| 1952 | 442 | 391 | ▲ 104 |
| 1951 | 274 | 495 | ▲ 56 |
| 1950 | 226 | 551 | ▲ 10 |
| 1949 | 220 | 561 | ▲ 68 |
| 1948 | 172 | 629 | ▲ 29 |
| 1947 | 161 | 658 | ▲ 157 |
| 1946 | 103 | 815 | ▼ 42 |
| 1945 | 93 | 773 | ▲ 120 |
| 1944 | 73 | 893 | ▲ 51 |
| 1943 | 69 | 944 | ▲ 6 |
| 1942 | 68 | 950 | ▼ 177 |
| 1941 | 87 | 773 | ▲ 95 |
| 1940 | 67 | 868 | ▲ 92 |
| 1939 | 54 | 960 | ▼ 157 |
| 1938 | 77 | 803 | ▲ 189 |
| 1937 | 50 | 992 | ▼ 197 |
| 1936 | 72 | 795 | ▲ 60 |
| 1935 | 65 | 855 | ▼ 61 |
| 1934 | 71 | 794 | ▲ 71 |
| 1933 | 60 | 865 | ▲ 10 |
| 1932 | 63 | 875 | ▼ 117 |
| 1931 | 78 | 758 | ▲ 198 |
| 1930 | 58 | 956 | ▼ 179 |
| 1929 | 81 | 777 | ▲ 125 |
| 1928 | 66 | 902 | ▲ 9 |
| 1927 | 67 | 911 | ▲ 15 |
| 1926 | 65 | 926 | ▼ 13 |
| 1925 | 66 | 913 | ▼ 84 |
| 1924 | 81 | 829 | ▲ 124 |
| 1923 | 60 | 953 | ▼ 145 |
| 1922 | 81 | 808 | ▲ 29 |
| 1921 | 78 | 837 | ▲ 28 |
| 1920 | 70 | 865 | ▼ 100 |
| 1919 | 84 | 765 | ▼ 38 |
| 1918 | 97 | 727 | ▲ 85 |
| 1917 | 72 | 812 | ▼ 106 |
| 1916 | 95 | 706 | ▼ 31 |
| 1915 | 95 | 675 | ▲ 72 |
| 1914 | 59 | 747 | ▲ 11 |
| 1913 | 48 | 758 | ▼ 54 |
| 1912 | 51 | 704 | ▲ 73 |
| 1911 | 31 | 777 | ▼ 72 |
| 1910 | 36 | 705 | ▼ 139 |
| 1909 | 46 | 566 | ▲ 202 |
| 1908 | 25 | 768 | ▼ 119 |
| 1907 | 33 | 649 | ▼ 38 |
| 1906 | 34 | 611 | ▲ 9 |
| 1905 | 32 | 620 | ▲ 20 |
| 1904 | 29 | 640 | ▲ 72 |
| 1903 | 22 | 712 | ▼ 121 |
| 1902 | 31 | 591 | ▼ 71 |
| 1901 | 34 | 520 | ▲ 11 |
| 1900 | 40 | 531 | ▲ 133 |
| 1899 | 22 | 664 | ▼ 93 |
| 1898 | 32 | 571 | ▼ 146 |
| 1897 | 47 | 425 | ▲ 62 |
| 1896 | 36 | 487 | ▲ 43 |
| 1895 | 31 | 530 | ▼ 55 |
| 1894 | 35 | 475 | ▼ 53 |
| 1893 | 41 | 422 | ▲ 43 |
| 1892 | 34 | 465 | ▼ 35 |
| 1891 | 34 | 430 | ▼ 46 |
| 1890 | 42 | 384 | ▲ 55 |
| 1889 | 30 | 439 | ▼ 52 |
| 1888 | 39 | 387 | ▼ 20 |
| 1887 | 34 | 367 | ▼ 49 |
| 1886 | 43 | 318 | ▲ 11 |
| 1885 | 38 | 329 | ▼ 7 |
| 1884 | 37 | 322 | ▲ 14 |
| 1883 | 28 | 336 | ▼ 19 |
| 1882 | 31 | 317 | ▼ 42 |
| 1881 | 34 | 275 | ▼ 14 |
| 1880 | 35 | 261 | – |
Bridget by state
Bridget ranks #263 in Massachusetts (2025).
Rank by state 26 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 263 | 22 |
| New Jersey | 390 | 20 |
| Iowa | 390 | 8 |
| Nebraska | 396 | 5 |
| Utah | 440 | 9 |
| Kansas | 445 | 7 |
| Virginia | 484 | 16 |
| Colorado | 497 | 11 |
| Minnesota | 502 | 10 |
| Michigan | 504 | 16 |
| Washington | 511 | 13 |
| Missouri | 589 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 595 | 17 |
| New York | 610 | 27 |
| Wisconsin | 612 | 7 |
| Oregon | 619 | 5 |
| Alabama | 716 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 729 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 748 | 9 |
| Illinois | 797 | 11 |
| Florida | 825 | 19 |
| Ohio | 878 | 10 |
| California | 908 | 31 |
| Texas | 949 | 30 |
| Arizona | 1,040 | 5 |
| Georgia | 1,075 | 8 |
Notable people named Bridget
- Bridget of Sweden was a Swedish Catholic mystic who founded the Bridgettines and was the mother of Catherine of Vadstena.
- Bridget Louise Riley is an English painter renowned for her op art works, residing and creating in London, Cornwall, and France's Vaucluse region.
- Bridget Bate Tichenor was a British surrealist painter known for fantastic art in magic realism and a fashion editor, born in Paris who made Mexico her home.
- Bridget Moynahan — Kathryn Moynahan is an American actress and former model who transitioned from modeling to acting and debuted on Sex and the City.
- Bridget Everett is an American comedian and cabaret performer known for her roles in "Inside Amy Schumer" and her self-described alt-cabaret style.
More people named Bridget 10 more
- Bridget Bishop, a midwife, was the first person executed in the 1692 Salem witch trials, where 200 faced trial and 20 died.
- English amateur golfer Barbara Amy Bridget Jackson won multiple championships, including the Girls Amateur and English Women's Amateur, and played in three Curtis Cup matches.
- Bridget Fonda is an American actress who earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations before retiring from acting in 2002.
- Bridget Yelverton Lee Steere — Lady Lee Steere OBE served as Western Australia Girl Guides Commissioner from 1931 to 1953, earned the Silver Fish Award, and was a lifetime YWCA member.
- Dame Bridget Margaret Ogilvie is an Australian and British scientist.
- Bridget Ann Brink is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and previously to Slovakia.
- Bridget Richardson Fletcher was a Colonial American hymn writer and poet whose works offered early insights into women's lives and emotions.
- Bridget Mary Redmond was an Irish politician who began her 20-year career after her husband's death in 1932, during a time when it was extremely rare for women to hold public office.
- Bridget Meehan Brennan is a U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Ohio who previously served as acting U.S. attorney from 2021 to 2022.
- Bridget FitzGerald, Countess of Tyrconnell, was an Irish poet and noblewoman.