Bridget

Where Bridget comes from

English form of the Irish saints' name Brighid, Brigid. Doublet of Bride.
— Wiktionary's entry for Bridget
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
Bridget through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #261 among girls, with 35 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1964
    Bridget Fonda born
    American actress
  3. 1971
    Bridget Moynahan born
    American actress and model
  4. 1973
    Peak, #112
    2,763 babies named Bridget, the most in any year.
  5. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #235.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Bridget Fonda · American actress, born 1964
  • Bridget Moynahan · American actress and model, born 1971
  • Bridget Regan · American actress, born 1982
  • Bridget Riley · British painter, born 1931
  • Bridget Marquardt · American TV personality, born 1973

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.