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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#91 · 1 in 439
- Vermont#95 · 1 in 381
- Iowa#104 · 1 in 521
- Illinois#104 · 1 in 585
- Minnesota#106 · 1 in 562
Best ever in a state: #54 in Louisiana, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #91 | 21 | 1 in 439 |
| Vermont | #95 | 7 | 1 in 381 |
| Illinois | #104 | 124 | 1 in 585 |
| Iowa | #104 | 30 | 1 in 521 |
| Minnesota | #106 | 48 | 1 in 562 |
| Mississippi | #118 | 22 | 1 in 605 |
| Pennsylvania | #118 | 113 | 1 in 613 |
| Delaware | #124 | 7 | 1 in 489 |
| Idaho | #125 | 10 | 1 in 519 |
| Wisconsin | #126 | 42 | 1 in 689 |
| Montana | #127 | 7 | 1 in 547 |
| Ohio | #127 | 91 | 1 in 744 |
| Kentucky | #128 | 32 | 1 in 653 |
| Rhode Island | #133 | 8 | 1 in 653 |
| Louisiana | #137 | 35 | 1 in 752 |
| Missouri | #137 | 38 | 1 in 822 |
| Massachusetts | #138 | 45 | 1 in 797 |
| New Jersey | #147 | 52 | 1 in 838 |
| North Carolina | #149 | 42 | 1 in 887 |
| Connecticut | #150 | 22 | 1 in 829 |
| Kansas | #153 | 18 | 1 in 789 |
| New Hampshire | #166 | 7 | 1 in 905 |
| Michigan | #171 | 58 | 1 in 999 |
| New York | #171 | 113 | 1 in 990 |
| Georgia | #174 | 39 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Alabama | #175 | 22 | 1 in 979 |
| Tennessee | #175 | 28 | 1 in 1,008 |
| West Virginia | #188 | 9 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Virginia | #192 | 30 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Arkansas | #197 | 11 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Indiana | #209 | 24 | 1 in 1,338 |
| Maryland | #220 | 20 | 1 in 1,276 |
| District of Columbia | #226 | 6 | 1 in 950 |
| Colorado | #229 | 16 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Arizona | #235 | 20 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Texas | #252 | 88 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Florida | #270 | 42 | 1 in 1,653 |
| Oklahoma | #281 | 11 | 1 in 1,629 |
| South Carolina | #286 | 11 | 1 in 1,652 |
| California | #302 | 123 | 1 in 1,749 |
| Oregon | #305 | 8 | 1 in 1,914 |
| Washington | #306 | 15 | 1 in 1,812 |
| Utah | #332 | 7 | 1 in 1,914 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,129 of them was named Bridget, which outranked 98.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 266,712 of them was named Bridget, which outranked 33.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,968Zamir8
- #4,968Zeshan8
- #4,968Zoltan8
- #5,459Bridget7
- #5,459Abdur7
- #5,459Acey7
- #5,459Adama7
- #6,089Aamir6
- #6,089Aaryn6
- #6,089Abayomi6
Tied with 629 names at #5,459; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.