Bridget

#724 for girls in 2025, 385 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #6,407
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1973 · 2,763 births
Debut · girls
35 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
92,367
since 1880

Bridget over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Bridget has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #112, 1973girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#724385—
2024#706398—
2023#749376—
2022#793356—
2021#721396—
2020#749363—
2019#733385—
2018#717398—
2017#676434—
2016#594509—
2015#534583—
2014#538579—
2013#529565—
2012#453684—
2011#470630—
2010#447687—
2009#424753—
2008#394820—
2007#357909—
2006#350945—
2005#329971—
2004#3091,035—
2003#3011,029—
2002#2881,076—
2001#2741,156—
2000#2741,167—
1999#2461,292—
1998#2371,287—
1997#2351,281—
1996#1921,530—
1995#2011,469#6,4078
1994#1741,698#5,8689
1993#1791,629—
1992#2011,414—
1991#2071,447—
1990#1911,548—
1989#1741,635#5,6158
1988#1781,566#5,7517
1987#1801,540#5,4597
1986#1721,577#6,7215
1985#1731,613#3,40113
1984#1621,685#5,5616
1983#1621,748#4,4998
1982#1472,006#6,3855
1981#1501,899—
1980#1531,832—
1979#1611,736#6,0565
1978#1631,685#4,5547
1977#1651,643#5,8455
1976#1541,706#4,4187
1975#1431,862#3,6599
1974#1342,082#4,6346
1973#1122,763#4,0547
1972#1561,867#3,6228
1971#1811,711#4,3756
1970#1791,815#4,2306
1969#1971,597—
1968#2081,454#3,1078
1967#2031,555—
1966#1981,629—
1965#2131,543—
1964#2251,480—
1963#2281,448—
1962#2271,407—
1961#2541,211—
1960#2651,151—
1959#2721,052—
1958#331798—
1957#362627—
1956#364577—
1955#362583—
1954#404459—
1953#371526—
1952#391442—
1951#495274—
1950#551226—
1949#561220—
1948#629172—
1947#658161—
1946#815103—
1945#77393—
1944#89373—
1943#94469—
1942#95068—
1941#77387—
1940#86867—
1939#96054—
1938#80377—
1937#99250—
1936#79572—
1935#85565—
1934#79471—
1933#86560—
1932#87563—
1931#75878—
1930#95658—
1929#77781—
1928#90266—
1927#91167—
1926#92665—
1925#91366—
1924#82981—
1923#95360—
1922#80881—
1921#83778—
1920#86570—
1919#76584—
1918#72797—
1917#81272—
1916#70695—
1915#67595—
1914#74759—
1913#75848—
1912#70451—
1911#77731—
1910#70536—
1909#56646—
1908#76825—
1907#64933—
1906#61134—
1905#62032—
1904#64029—
1903#71222—
1902#59131—
1901#52034—
1900#53140—
1899#66422—
1898#57132—
1897#42547—
1896#48736—
1895#53031—
1894#47535—
1893#42241—
1892#46534—
1891#43034—
1890#38442—
1889#43930—
1888#38739—
1887#36734—
1886#31843—
1885#32938—
1884#32237—
1883#33628—
1882#31731—
1881#27534—
1880#26135—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Bridget was already there! It came in at #261, and was given to 35 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1898–1899, when fewer than 33 girls a year got the name.

Where Bridget is popular in 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedNHWashington: #314 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,214 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #260 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsMNIllinois: #353 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsILWisconsin: #290 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,745 girlsWIMichigan: #266 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,068 girlsMINew York: #329 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 2,647 girlsNYMassachusetts: #515 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,762 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #214 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsSDIowa: #383 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,079 girlsIAIndiana: #265 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsINOhio: #305 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,645 girlsOHPennsylvania: #352 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,691 girlsPANew Jersey: #286 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsNJConnecticut: #300 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsCTCalifornia: #389 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 3,153 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedUTColorado: #390 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,112 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedNEMissouri: #420 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,518 girlsMOKentucky: #394 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,747 girlsKYWest Virginia: #272 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,976 girlsWVVirginia: #368 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,454 girlsVAMaryland: #214 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,382 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedDEArizona: #362 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,275 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedARTennessee: #349 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,139 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #404 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,893 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #464 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,370 girlsOKLouisiana: #235 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsLAMississippi: #497 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,214 girlsMSAlabama: #598 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,332 girlsALGeorgia: #383 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,539 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedHITexas: #496 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,276 girlsTXFlorida: #446 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,174 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#214 · 1 in 1,180
  2. Maryland#214 · 1 in 1,382
  3. Louisiana#235 · 1 in 1,327
  4. Minnesota#260 · 1 in 2,024
  5. Indiana#265 · 1 in 1,996

Best ever in a state: #54 in Louisiana, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#214221 in 1,382
South Dakota#21461 in 1,180
Louisiana#235301 in 1,327
Minnesota#260191 in 2,024
Indiana#265261 in 1,996
Michigan#266461 in 2,068
West Virginia#272101 in 1,976
New Jersey#286231 in 2,505
Wisconsin#290161 in 2,745
Connecticut#30081 in 3,109
Ohio#305421 in 2,645
Washington#314131 in 2,214
New York#329641 in 2,647
Tennessee#349121 in 3,139
Pennsylvania#352321 in 3,691
Illinois#353331 in 3,286
Arizona#36261 in 2,275
Virginia#368121 in 3,454
Georgia#383131 in 3,539
Iowa#38371 in 4,079
California#389521 in 3,153
Colorado#39061 in 3,112
Kentucky#39491 in 3,747
North Carolina#404131 in 3,893
Missouri#420101 in 4,518
Florida#446111 in 4,174
Oklahoma#46451 in 4,370
Texas#496271 in 4,276
Mississippi#49751 in 5,214
Massachusetts#51551 in 10,762
Alabama#59851 in 7,332
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Bridget
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 18 spots since 2024 (#706 → #724)
  • 25 spots since 2020 (#749 → #724)
  • 190 spots since 2015 (#534 → #724)
  • Biggest jump: 202 spots in 1909 (#768 → #566)
  • Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1937 (#795 → #992)
Rise & fade · girls
93 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1973 at #112 (2,763 births)
  • Births halved by 1997, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 528
  • Highest: 1 in 528 girls born in 1973 were named Bridget (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,175 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 20.4% of all girls named Bridget (18,870) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s349#261 (1880)#335
1890s354#384 (1890)#485
1900s326#520 (1901)#621
1910s668#675 (1915)#738
1920s715#777 (1929)#872
1930s648#758 (1931)#865
1940s1,113#561 (1949)#786
1950s5,564#272 (1959)#390
1960s14,475#197 (1969)#222
1970s18,870#112 (1973)#155
1980s17,101#147 (1982)#165
1990s14,595#174 (1994)#206
2000s9,861#274 (2000)#330
2010s5,454#447 (2010)#569
2020s2,274#706 (2024)#740

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Bridget in 1957

girls
#362
627 births · 1 in 3,261 girls

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #362Bridget627
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 3,261 of them was named Bridget, which outranked 94.8% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bridget
  1. #359Marcella636
  2. #360Jessie634
  3. #360Rene634
  4. #362Bridget627
  5. #363Kathi624
  6. #364Tammie618
  7. #365Leigh617
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1957 →