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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedAKMaine: #191 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #179 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsNHWashington: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,304 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: #185 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 981 girlsMNIllinois: #175 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 878 girlsILWisconsin: #176 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 990 girlsWIMichigan: #184 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 946 girlsMINew York: #191 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 961 girlsNYMassachusetts: #211 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,389 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedRIOregon: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,693 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedSDIowa: #175 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 852 girlsIAIndiana: #238 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,386 girlsINOhio: #202 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsOHPennsylvania: #194 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsPANew Jersey: #186 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 997 girlsNJConnecticut: #171 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 921 girlsCTCalifornia: #221 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedUTColorado: #207 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 935 girlsCONebraska: #262 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsNEMissouri: #163 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 809 girlsMOKentucky: #242 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsKYWest Virginia: #284 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,937 girlsWVVirginia: #223 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsVAMaryland: #158 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 806 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedDEArizona: #256 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedNMKansas: #159 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 669 girlsKSArkansas: #266 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsARTennessee: #234 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #232 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #252 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,408 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #290 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,672 girlsDCOklahoma: #292 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsOKLouisiana: #115 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 464 girlsLAMississippi: #175 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 800 girlsMSAlabama: #178 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 894 girlsALGeorgia: #222 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bridget, so not publishedHITexas: #239 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsTXFlorida: #194 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 906 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#115 · 1 in 464
  2. Maryland#158 · 1 in 806
  3. Kansas#159 · 1 in 669
  4. Missouri#163 · 1 in 809
  5. Connecticut#171 · 1 in 921

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#115721 in 464
Maryland#158351 in 806
Kansas#159231 in 669
Missouri#163451 in 809
Connecticut#171251 in 921
Illinois#1751041 in 878
Iowa#175261 in 852
Mississippi#175261 in 800
Wisconsin#176371 in 990
Alabama#178331 in 894
New Hampshire#17951 in 1,009
Michigan#184781 in 946
Minnesota#185321 in 981
New Jersey#186541 in 997
Maine#19181 in 1,026
New York#1911601 in 961
Florida#194491 in 906
Pennsylvania#194851 in 1,094
Ohio#202781 in 1,129
Colorado#207171 in 935
Massachusetts#211341 in 1,389
California#2211471 in 1,100
Georgia#222341 in 1,201
Virginia#223281 in 1,303
North Carolina#232281 in 1,493
Tennessee#234231 in 1,392
Indiana#238311 in 1,386
Texas#239771 in 1,246
Kentucky#242181 in 1,488
South Carolina#252161 in 1,408
Arizona#256121 in 1,116
Washington#261171 in 1,304
Nebraska#26271 in 1,649
Arkansas#266101 in 1,493
West Virginia#28471 in 1,937
District of Columbia#29071 in 1,672
Oklahoma#292101 in 1,702
Oregon#39351 in 2,693
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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 1965

girls
#213
1,543 births · 1 in 1,144 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #213Bridget1,543
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,144 of them was named Bridget, which outranked 97.2% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bridget
  1. #210Cassandra1,561
  2. #211Irene1,556
  3. #212Marcia1,549
  4. #213Bridget1,543
  5. #214Marsha1,539
  6. #215Kelli1,538
  7. #216Jessica1,532
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →