# Bridie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bridie/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 374 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 374 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,012, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A Celtic diminutive of Bridget.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | 16,524 |
| 2005 | 5 | 16,923 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13,834 |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,823 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,738 |
| 2010 | 6 | 15,282 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12,416 |
| 2013 | 6 | 14,941 |
| 2014 | 5 | 17,015 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16,693 |
| 2020 | 6 | 13,756 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12,442 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9,820 |
| 2023 | 5 | 15,600 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11,301 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 1,327 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,253 |
| 2013 | 28 | 1,220 |
| 2014 | 19 | 1,562 |
| 2015 | 26 | 1,279 |
| 2016 | 21 | 1,525 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1,628 |
| 2018 | 18 | 1,649 |
| 2019 | 21 | 1,439 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,687 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,569 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,556 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,525 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1,603 |
| 2025 | 24 | 1,315 |

## People named Bridie

- Bridie Carter, Australian actress
- Bridie Kean, Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
- Bridie O'Donnell, cyclist

## 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.