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Bridget

BRIJ-it /ˈbrɪdʒ.ɪt/

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

Irish Gaelic

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.

Bar and line chart: Bridget in the U.S., 1880–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 2,763 in 1973 and 385 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #112 in 1973, #724 in 2025.
  • Girls named Bridget (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1880⁠–⁠2025 146 rows
Bridget: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025385724▼ 18
2024398706▲ 43
2023376749▲ 44
2022356793▼ 72
2021396721▲ 28
2020363749▼ 16
2019385733▼ 16
2018398717▼ 41
2017434676▼ 82
2016509594▼ 60
2015583534▲ 4
2014579538▼ 9
2013565529▼ 76
2012684453▲ 17
2011630470▼ 23
2010687447▼ 23
2009753424▼ 30
2008820394▼ 37
2007909357▼ 7
2006945350▼ 21
2005971329▼ 20
20041,035309▼ 8
20031,029301▼ 13
20021,076288▼ 14
20011,156274–
20001,167274▼ 28
19991,292246▼ 9
19981,287237▼ 2
19971,281235▼ 43
19961,530192▲ 9
19951,469201▼ 27
19941,698174▲ 5
19931,629179▲ 22
19921,414201▲ 6
19911,447207▼ 16
19901,548191▼ 17
19891,635174▲ 4
19881,566178▲ 2
19871,540180▼ 8
19861,577172▲ 1
19851,613173▼ 11
19841,685162–
19831,748162▼ 15
19822,006147▲ 3
19811,899150▲ 3
19801,832153▲ 8
19791,736161▲ 2
19781,685163▲ 2
19771,643165▼ 11
19761,706154▼ 11
19751,862143▼ 9
19742,082134▼ 22
19732,763112▲ 44
19721,867156▲ 25
19711,711181▼ 2
19701,815179▲ 18
19691,597197▲ 11
19681,454208▼ 5
19671,555203▼ 5
19661,629198▲ 15
19651,543213▲ 12
19641,480225▲ 3
19631,448228▼ 1
19621,407227▲ 27
19611,211254▲ 11
19601,151265▲ 7
19591,052272▲ 59
1958798331▲ 31
1957627362▲ 2
1956577364▼ 2
1955583362▲ 42
1954459404▼ 33
1953526371▲ 20
1952442391▲ 104
1951274495▲ 56
1950226551▲ 10
1949220561▲ 68
1948172629▲ 29
1947161658▲ 157
1946103815▼ 42
194593773▲ 120
194473893▲ 51
194369944▲ 6
194268950▼ 177
194187773▲ 95
194067868▲ 92
193954960▼ 157
193877803▲ 189
193750992▼ 197
193672795▲ 60
193565855▼ 61
193471794▲ 71
193360865▲ 10
193263875▼ 117
193178758▲ 198
193058956▼ 179
192981777▲ 125
192866902▲ 9
192767911▲ 15
192665926▼ 13
192566913▼ 84
192481829▲ 124
192360953▼ 145
192281808▲ 29
192178837▲ 28
192070865▼ 100
191984765▼ 38
191897727▲ 85
191772812▼ 106
191695706▼ 31
191595675▲ 72
191459747▲ 11
191348758▼ 54
191251704▲ 73
191131777▼ 72
191036705▼ 139
190946566▲ 202
190825768▼ 119
190733649▼ 38
190634611▲ 9
190532620▲ 20
190429640▲ 72
190322712▼ 121
190231591▼ 71
190134520▲ 11
190040531▲ 133
189922664▼ 93
189832571▼ 146
189747425▲ 62
189636487▲ 43
189531530▼ 55
189435475▼ 53
189341422▲ 43
189234465▼ 35
189134430▼ 46
189042384▲ 55
188930439▼ 52
188839387▼ 20
188734367▼ 49
188643318▲ 11
188538329▼ 7
188437322▲ 14
188328336▼ 19
188231317▼ 42
188134275▼ 14
188035261–

Bridget by state

Bridget ranks #263 in Massachusetts (2025).

Map: Bridget's 2025 rank among girl names in each U.S. state
Rank among girl names by state, 2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Rank by state 26 states
Bridget: rank and babies by state, 2025
StateRankBabies
Massachusetts26322
New Jersey39020
Iowa3908
Nebraska3965
Utah4409
Kansas4457
Virginia48416
Colorado49711
Minnesota50210
Michigan50416
Washington51113
Missouri5899
Pennsylvania59517
New York61027
Wisconsin6127
Oregon6195
Alabama7166
North Carolina72913
Tennessee7489
Illinois79711
Florida82519
Ohio87810
California90831
Texas94930
Arizona1,0405
Georgia1,0758

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.