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By Madison Dresler · Sep 2026

Bridget

OriginAnglicized variation of Gaelic Brighid
Meaning"strength or exalted one"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Bridget as a boy's name
US Rank#724

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About Bridget

Variation of Bedelia

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Bridget ranked #724 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #112 in 1973, Nameberry popularity #367.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#600#700#800'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#538579324.1
2015#534583326.6
2016#594509287.2
2017#676434251.4
2018#717398234
2019#733385229.4
2020#749363224.6
2021#721396241.3
2022#793356217.1
2023#747376234.3
2024#703398245.7
2025#724385239.5
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#367🫐 Nameberry#605🔮 Future#724🇺🇸 US#848🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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  • Bridget Hall

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  • Bridget Christina Marquardt

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  • (Kathryn) Bridget Moynahan

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  • Bridget Catherine Regan

    American actress

  • Bridget Elizabeth Sloan

    American gymnast

  • Bridget Malcolm

    Australian model

  • Bridget Monroe Pope (b. 2014)

    daughter of TV personality Rosie Pope

Bridget in pop culture

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    main character in Bridget Jones's Diary series

  • Bridget Vreeland

    character in the The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

  • Bridget Hennessy

    character on TV's "8 Simple Rules"

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    character in movie "Coney Island Baby"

  • Bridget Kelly

    character on TV series "Ringer"

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    character in Moms' Night Out

  • Bridget Tice

    character in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"

  • Bridget Barsamian

    main character in "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

  • Bridget

    giraffe character in the animated film The Wild

  • Bridget Forrester

    character in American soap The Bold and the Beautiful

  • Bridget

    character in the video game series Guilty Gear

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    Irish mouse in animated film "An American Tail"

  • Satellizer el Bridget

    character from the manga/anime "Freezing"

  • Bridget/Sacha/Sascha/Lola Evans

    character in the TV series "extr@"

Variations & nicknames

  • BrídIrish
  • PirittaFinnish
  • RiittaFinnish
  • FfraidWelsh
  • BredaIrish
  • BrygidPolish
  • PirjoFinnish
  • BrighidIrish
  • GittaGerman
  • BrigidIrish
  • BirgittaScandinavian
  • GittanSwedish
  • BrigitteFrench
  • BritaSwedish
  • BirteNorwegian
  • BrygidaPolish
  • BrigittaSwedish
  • BrideIrish
  • BirgitteNorwegian
  • PirkkoFinnish
  • BrigidaItalian
  • BergetSwedish
  • BeritNorwegian
  • BrittaSwedish
  • BirgitNorwegian
  • BridgetteScandinavian
  • BrittSwedish

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