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
- Peak · girls
- 1973 · 2,763 births
- Debut · girls
- 35 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 92,367since 1880
Bridget over time
Rank among girls' names. Bridget has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #724 | 385 | — | |
| 2024 | #706 | 398 | — | |
| 2023 | #749 | 376 | — | |
| 2022 | #793 | 356 | — | |
| 2021 | #721 | 396 | — | |
| 2020 | #749 | 363 | — | |
| 2019 | #733 | 385 | — | |
| 2018 | #717 | 398 | — | |
| 2017 | #676 | 434 | — | |
| 2016 | #594 | 509 | — | |
| 2015 | #534 | 583 | — | |
| 2014 | #538 | 579 | — | |
| 2013 | #529 | 565 | — | |
| 2012 | #453 | 684 | — | |
| 2011 | #470 | 630 | — | |
| 2010 | #447 | 687 | — | |
| 2009 | #424 | 753 | — | |
| 2008 | #394 | 820 | — | |
| 2007 | #357 | 909 | — | |
| 2006 | #350 | 945 | — | |
| 2005 | #329 | 971 | — | |
| 2004 | #309 | 1,035 | — | |
| 2003 | #301 | 1,029 | — | |
| 2002 | #288 | 1,076 | — | |
| 2001 | #274 | 1,156 | — | |
| 2000 | #274 | 1,167 | — | |
| 1999 | #246 | 1,292 | — | |
| 1998 | #237 | 1,287 | — | |
| 1997 | #235 | 1,281 | — | |
| 1996 | #192 | 1,530 | — | |
| 1995 | #201 | 1,469 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #174 | 1,698 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #179 | 1,629 | — | |
| 1992 | #201 | 1,414 | — | |
| 1991 | #207 | 1,447 | — | |
| 1990 | #191 | 1,548 | — | |
| 1989 | #174 | 1,635 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #178 | 1,566 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #180 | 1,540 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #172 | 1,577 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #173 | 1,613 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #162 | 1,685 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #162 | 1,748 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #147 | 2,006 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #150 | 1,899 | — | |
| 1980 | #153 | 1,832 | — | |
| 1979 | #161 | 1,736 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #163 | 1,685 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #165 | 1,643 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #154 | 1,706 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #143 | 1,862 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #134 | 2,082 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #112 | 2,763 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #156 | 1,867 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #181 | 1,711 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #179 | 1,815 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #197 | 1,597 | — | |
| 1968 | #208 | 1,454 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #203 | 1,555 | — | |
| 1966 | #198 | 1,629 | — | |
| 1965 | #213 | 1,543 | — | |
| 1964 | #225 | 1,480 | — | |
| 1963 | #228 | 1,448 | — | |
| 1962 | #227 | 1,407 | — | |
| 1961 | #254 | 1,211 | — | |
| 1960 | #265 | 1,151 | — | |
| 1959 | #272 | 1,052 | — | |
| 1958 | #331 | 798 | — | |
| 1957 | #362 | 627 | — | |
| 1956 | #364 | 577 | — | |
| 1955 | #362 | 583 | — | |
| 1954 | #404 | 459 | — | |
| 1953 | #371 | 526 | — | |
| 1952 | #391 | 442 | — | |
| 1951 | #495 | 274 | — | |
| 1950 | #551 | 226 | — | |
| 1949 | #561 | 220 | — | |
| 1948 | #629 | 172 | — | |
| 1947 | #658 | 161 | — | |
| 1946 | #815 | 103 | — | |
| 1945 | #773 | 93 | — | |
| 1944 | #893 | 73 | — | |
| 1943 | #944 | 69 | — | |
| 1942 | #950 | 68 | — | |
| 1941 | #773 | 87 | — | |
| 1940 | #868 | 67 | — | |
| 1939 | #960 | 54 | — | |
| 1938 | #803 | 77 | — | |
| 1937 | #992 | 50 | — | |
| 1936 | #795 | 72 | — | |
| 1935 | #855 | 65 | — | |
| 1934 | #794 | 71 | — | |
| 1933 | #865 | 60 | — | |
| 1932 | #875 | 63 | — | |
| 1931 | #758 | 78 | — | |
| 1930 | #956 | 58 | — | |
| 1929 | #777 | 81 | — | |
| 1928 | #902 | 66 | — | |
| 1927 | #911 | 67 | — | |
| 1926 | #926 | 65 | — | |
| 1925 | #913 | 66 | — | |
| 1924 | #829 | 81 | — | |
| 1923 | #953 | 60 | — | |
| 1922 | #808 | 81 | — | |
| 1921 | #837 | 78 | — | |
| 1920 | #865 | 70 | — | |
| 1919 | #765 | 84 | — | |
| 1918 | #727 | 97 | — | |
| 1917 | #812 | 72 | — | |
| 1916 | #706 | 95 | — | |
| 1915 | #675 | 95 | — | |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | — | |
| 1913 | #758 | 48 | — | |
| 1912 | #704 | 51 | — | |
| 1911 | #777 | 31 | — | |
| 1910 | #705 | 36 | — | |
| 1909 | #566 | 46 | — | |
| 1908 | #768 | 25 | — | |
| 1907 | #649 | 33 | — | |
| 1906 | #611 | 34 | — | |
| 1905 | #620 | 32 | — | |
| 1904 | #640 | 29 | — | |
| 1903 | #712 | 22 | — | |
| 1902 | #591 | 31 | — | |
| 1901 | #520 | 34 | — | |
| 1900 | #531 | 40 | — | |
| 1899 | #664 | 22 | — | |
| 1898 | #571 | 32 | — | |
| 1897 | #425 | 47 | — | |
| 1896 | #487 | 36 | — | |
| 1895 | #530 | 31 | — | |
| 1894 | #475 | 35 | — | |
| 1893 | #422 | 41 | — | |
| 1892 | #465 | 34 | — | |
| 1891 | #430 | 34 | — | |
| 1890 | #384 | 42 | — | |
| 1889 | #439 | 30 | — | |
| 1888 | #387 | 39 | — | |
| 1887 | #367 | 34 | — | |
| 1886 | #318 | 43 | — | |
| 1885 | #329 | 38 | — | |
| 1884 | #322 | 37 | — | |
| 1883 | #336 | 28 | — | |
| 1882 | #317 | 31 | — | |
| 1881 | #275 | 34 | — | |
| 1880 | #261 | 35 | — | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#75 · 1 in 348
- South Dakota#86 · 1 in 336
- Vermont#88 · 1 in 309
- New Hampshire#99 · 1 in 401
- West Virginia#99 · 1 in 468
Best ever in a state: #54 in Louisiana, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #75 | 84 | 1 in 348 |
| South Dakota | #86 | 14 | 1 in 336 |
| Vermont | #88 | 8 | 1 in 309 |
| New Hampshire | #99 | 12 | 1 in 401 |
| West Virginia | #99 | 26 | 1 in 468 |
| Kentucky | #106 | 48 | 1 in 510 |
| Massachusetts | #107 | 62 | 1 in 494 |
| Tennessee | #109 | 54 | 1 in 527 |
| Iowa | #110 | 37 | 1 in 532 |
| Alabama | #114 | 44 | 1 in 521 |
| Mississippi | #117 | 31 | 1 in 503 |
| Minnesota | #118 | 49 | 1 in 567 |
| Missouri | #122 | 54 | 1 in 598 |
| Illinois | #123 | 121 | 1 in 617 |
| Alaska | #124 | 6 | 1 in 447 |
| Pennsylvania | #129 | 107 | 1 in 639 |
| Wisconsin | #129 | 44 | 1 in 695 |
| Kansas | #144 | 21 | 1 in 685 |
| North Dakota | #144 | 7 | 1 in 660 |
| Michigan | #147 | 76 | 1 in 784 |
| Arkansas | #149 | 19 | 1 in 682 |
| Virginia | #149 | 39 | 1 in 748 |
| South Carolina | #155 | 26 | 1 in 663 |
| Ohio | #157 | 86 | 1 in 838 |
| Oklahoma | #157 | 25 | 1 in 740 |
| Nebraska | #158 | 13 | 1 in 793 |
| District of Columbia | #161 | 9 | 1 in 618 |
| Maryland | #170 | 22 | 1 in 885 |
| North Carolina | #175 | 40 | 1 in 821 |
| Connecticut | #180 | 16 | 1 in 919 |
| Georgia | #184 | 35 | 1 in 960 |
| Colorado | #187 | 20 | 1 in 933 |
| New York | #187 | 101 | 1 in 979 |
| Florida | #188 | 46 | 1 in 1,019 |
| Indiana | #191 | 35 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Washington | #194 | 25 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Oregon | #202 | 16 | 1 in 1,049 |
| New Jersey | #219 | 30 | 1 in 1,240 |
| Arizona | #225 | 17 | 1 in 1,051 |
| Utah | #225 | 14 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Idaho | #275 | 5 | 1 in 1,381 |
| New Mexico | #281 | 7 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Texas | #294 | 69 | 1 in 1,610 |
| California | #322 | 90 | 1 in 1,815 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1973 at #112 (2,763 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 528 girls born in 1973 were named Bridget (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,175 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.4% of all girls named Bridget (18,870) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 349 | #261 (1880) | #335 |
| 1890s | 354 | #384 (1890) | #485 |
| 1900s | 326 | #520 (1901) | #621 |
| 1910s | 668 | #675 (1915) | #738 |
| 1920s | 715 | #777 (1929) | #872 |
| 1930s | 648 | #758 (1931) | #865 |
| 1940s | 1,113 | #561 (1949) | #786 |
| 1950s | 5,564 | #272 (1959) | #390 |
| 1960s | 14,475 | #197 (1969) | #222 |
| 1970s | 18,870 | #112 (1973) | #155 |
| 1980s | 17,101 | #147 (1982) | #165 |
| 1990s | 14,595 | #174 (1994) | #206 |
| 2000s | 9,861 | #274 (2000) | #330 |
| 2010s | 5,454 | #447 (2010) | #569 |
| 2020s | 2,274 | #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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 925 of them was named Bridget, which outranked 98.7% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 344,307 of them was named Bridget, which outranked 14.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,015 names at #6,056; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.