Bridget

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Bridget is an Irish female name derived from the Gaelic noun brรญgh, meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". An alternative meaning of the name is "exalted one".

From Wikipedia

Bridget first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 83 babies (rank #339 that year). In 2024 it was given to 64 girls (rank #462). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bridget

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bridget yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,130
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
83
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199154#472
199257#469
199356#463
199463#395
199578#361
199683#339
199762#422
199857#441
199973#373
200053#462
200163#409
200270#381
200375#377
200470#401
200563#445
200668#429
200781#378
200862#507
200954#559
201060#497
201166#475
201263#481
201363#485
201455#560
201566#489
201667#481
201756#553
201875#423
201956#547
202050#567
202152#563
202244#639
202351#561
202464#462