Bridgette

Meaning: Strength, power, and vigor; also glossed as 'exalted one'
Origin: Variant of Bridget (from Irish Gaelic)

Girl's name · #2125 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Bridgette — on the books since 1943, #2125 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 24,000 girls share it.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,082 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bridgettes

Bridgette Wilson — American actress, singer, and model
Bridgette Andersen — American actress and model (1975–1997)
Bridgette Gordon — American basketball player
Bridgette Gusterson — Australian water polo player and coach
Bridgette Radebe — South African businessperson (born 1960)

In stories & tradition

Bridgette Crosby — Superman vol. 2 (comics)
Bridgette^it — Total Drama Island (TV series)

What Bridgettes become

Among 43 notable people named Bridgette:

Sports figures appear 2.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bridgette Gordon, American basketball player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Bridget (#724), Bridgette would rank around #619 with about 470 births last year — the newborns split about 81/19 between Bridget and Bridgette.

Similar names: Bridget · Cori · Brigitte · Collette · Siobhan · Brigid

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