# Bridget (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bridget/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪt/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Biddie, Biddy |
| Variant spellings | Bridgit |
| US babies named this | 92,517 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 150 / 92,367 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,495, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

English form of the Irish saints' name Brighid, Brigid. Doublet of Bride.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 630 | 470 |
| 2012 | 684 | 453 |
| 2013 | 565 | 529 |
| 2014 | 579 | 538 |
| 2015 | 583 | 534 |
| 2016 | 509 | 594 |
| 2017 | 434 | 676 |
| 2018 | 398 | 717 |
| 2019 | 385 | 733 |
| 2020 | 363 | 750 |
| 2021 | 396 | 722 |
| 2022 | 356 | 793 |
| 2023 | 376 | 750 |
| 2024 | 398 | 706 |
| 2025 | 385 | 724 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9 | 3,689 |
| 1976 | 7 | 4,494 |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,948 |
| 1978 | 7 | 4,610 |
| 1979 | 5 | 6,162 |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,485 |
| 1983 | 8 | 4,559 |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,656 |
| 1985 | 13 | 3,429 |
| 1986 | 5 | 6,853 |
| 1987 | 7 | 5,540 |
| 1988 | 7 | 5,828 |
| 1989 | 8 | 5,696 |
| 1994 | 9 | 5,921 |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,472 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 1,015 |
| 2012 | 52 | 758 |
| 2013 | 46 | 825 |
| 2014 | 55 | 715 |
| 2015 | 53 | 735 |
| 2016 | 50 | 782 |
| 2017 | 40 | 933 |
| 2018 | 48 | 791 |
| 2019 | 41 | 881 |
| 2020 | 34 | 992 |
| 2021 | 53 | 709 |
| 2022 | 48 | 762 |
| 2023 | 52 | 694 |
| 2024 | 35 | 1,007 |
| 2025 | 42 | 845 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Бриги́та, Бри́джит
- Chinese: 布里奇特, 布麗姬 /布丽姬, 布莉姬, 彼濟大 /彼济大
- Czech: Brigita
- Danish: Birgitte
- Esperanto: Birgita
- Estonian: Piret
- Finnish: Pirkko
- French: Brigitte
- Georgian: ბრიგიტა
- German: Brigitte
- Irish: Bríd, Brighid
- Italian: Brigida, Brigitta
- Latvian: Brigita
- Lithuanian: Brigita
- Norwegian: Birgitte
- Polish: Brygida
- Portuguese: Brígida
- Russian: Бриги́тта, Бри́джит
- Scottish Gaelic: Brìghde
- Spanish: Brigida

## People named Bridget

- Bridget Fonda, American actress
- Bridget Moynahan, American actress and model
- Bridget Regan, American actress
- Bridget Riley, British painter (born 1931)
- Bridget Marquardt, American TV personality
- Bridget Sloan, American gymnast
- Bridget Phillipson, British politician (born 1983)
- Bridget Dowling, Adolf Hitler's sister-in-law via her marriage to Alois Hitler, Jr.
- Bridget Powers, American actress, pornographic film performer, and musician
- Bridget Brink, American diplomat
- Bridget Hall, American model
- Bridget Everett, American singer and comedian

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.