Bridget

Meaning: Strength, power, and vigor; also glossed as 'exalted one'
Origin: Irish Gaelic

Nicknames: Bridie, Biddie

Girl's name · #724 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Bridget reached #112 in 1973 and has faded to #724 since. About 92,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Bridget is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Bridget ranks in other countries and regions.

#216 in Ireland (2025) · #350 in N. Ireland (2025) · #560 in Scotland (2025) · #848 in England & Wales (2025) · #462 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bridgets

Bridget of Sweden — Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c. 1303–1373)
Bridget Fonda — American actress
Bridget Moynahan — American actress and model
Bridget Regan — American actress
Bridget Riley — British painter (born 1931)

In stories & tradition

Bridget Jones — Bridget Jones's Diary (book)
Bridget — Guilty Gear XX (video game)
Bridget Forrester — The Bold and the Beautiful (TV series)

What Bridgets become

Among 327 notable people named Bridget:

No single standout — notable Bridgets spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Bridgette (#2125), Bridget would rank around #619 with about 470 births last year — the newborns split about 81/19 between Bridget and Bridgette.

Similar names: Bridgette · Tara · Briana · Leslie · Meredith · Britney

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