The first name Bridgette
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Variant of Bridget. See -ette.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Bridgette last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2004, with 6 births (#2,802).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bridgette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bridgette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 88 girls born in the United States were named Bridgette, the 2,125th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 630 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Bridgette
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bridgette WilsonAmerican actress, singer, and model, born 1973
- Bridgette AndersenAmerican actress and model (1975–1997)
- Bridgette KerkoveAmerican pornographic actress, film director and producer, born 1977
- Bridgette GordonAmerican basketball player (born 1967)
- Bridgette GustersonAustralian water polo player and coach, born 1973
Questions
- What does the name Bridgette mean?
- Variant of Bridget. See -ette.
- How popular is the name Bridgette?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Bridgette, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2004, with 6 births.
- Is Bridgette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 23,920 US babies named Bridgette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bridgette most popular?
- 1970 in the United States, when 630 babies were named Bridgette, its highest rank at 379th.