Bridget

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

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

From Wikipedia

Bridget first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1973 with 2,763 babies (rank #112 that year). In 2024 it was given to 398 girls (rank #703). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

92,135

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,763

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Bridget

Bridget Fondafilm actor · b. 1964
Bridget Moynahanfilm actor · b. 1971
Bridget Reganfilm actor · b. 1982
Bridget Rileydraftsperson · b. 1931

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	35	#261
1881	34	#275
1882	31	#317
1883	28	#337
1884	37	#324
1885	38	#329
1886	43	#318
1887	34	#367
1888	39	#387
1889	30	#442
1890	42	#387
1891	34	#431
1892	34	#465
1893	41	#424
1894	35	#477
1895	31	#531
1896	36	#489
1897	47	#426
1898	32	#572
1899	22	#666
1900	40	#531
1901	34	#521
1902	31	#593
1903	22	#713
1904	29	#643
1905	32	#622
1906	34	#612
1907	33	#653
1908	25	#771
1909	46	#567
1910	36	#706
1911	31	#778
1912	51	#705
1913	48	#759
1914	59	#749
1915	95	#676
1916	95	#707
1917	72	#813
1918	97	#727
1919	84	#765
1920	70	#865
1921	78	#840
1922	81	#808
1923	60	#955
1924	81	#831
1925	66	#914
1926	65	#926
1927	67	#913
1928	66	#904
1929	81	#777
1930	58	#958
1931	78	#758
1932	63	#879
1933	60	#866
1934	71	#795
1935	65	#856
1936	72	#795
1937	50	#994
1938	77	#803
1939	54	#962
1940	67	#869
1941	87	#773
1942	68	#951
1943	69	#944
1944	73	#894
1945	93	#773
1946	103	#815
1947	161	#658
1948	172	#629
1949	220	#561
1950	226	#551
1951	274	#495
1952	442	#391
1953	526	#371
1954	459	#404
1955	583	#362
1956	577	#364
1957	627	#362
1958	798	#331
1959	1,052	#272
1960	1,151	#265
1961	1,211	#254
1962	1,407	#227
1963	1,448	#228
1964	1,480	#225
1965	1,543	#213
1966	1,629	#198
1967	1,556	#203
1968	1,454	#208
1969	1,597	#197
1970	1,815	#179
1971	1,711	#181
1972	1,867	#156
1973	2,763	#112
1974	2,082	#134
1975	1,862	#143
1976	1,707	#154
1977	1,642	#165
1978	1,685	#163
1979	1,736	#161
1980	1,832	#152
1981	1,899	#150
1982	2,008	#147
1983	1,748	#162
1984	1,685	#163
1985	1,613	#173
1986	1,577	#172
1987	1,540	#180
1988	1,566	#178
1989	1,635	#174
1990	1,548	#191
1991	1,447	#207
1992	1,414	#201
1993	1,629	#179
1994	1,698	#174
1995	1,469	#201
1996	1,530	#192
1997	1,281	#235
1998	1,287	#237
1999	1,292	#246
2000	1,167	#274
2001	1,156	#274
2002	1,076	#288
2003	1,029	#301
2004	1,035	#309
2005	971	#329
2006	945	#350
2007	909	#357
2008	820	#394
2009	753	#424
2010	687	#447
2011	630	#470
2012	684	#453
2013	565	#529
2014	579	#538
2015	583	#534
2016	509	#594
2017	434	#676
2018	398	#717
2019	385	#733
2020	363	#749
2021	396	#721
2022	356	#793
2023	376	#747
2024	398	#703