NameTides

Bridget

Bridget was the #724 girls' name in the US in 2025 (385 babies), and #845 in England & Wales and #567 in Canada.

Bridget as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Bridget as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandCanadaScotlandUSEngland & Wales
Bridget as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#724 (385)#845 (42)#539 (5)#334 (4)#213 (20)#567 (53)
2024#706 (398)#1,007 (35)#790 (3)#407 (3)#243 (17)#471 (64)
2023#749 (376)#694 (52)#749 (3)—#279 (14)#566 (51)
2022#793 (356)#762 (48)—#418 (3)#186 (25)#640 (44)
2021#721 (396)#709 (53)#485 (6)—#228 (20)#577 (52)
2020#749 (363)#992 (34)——#197 (23)#586 (49)
2019#733 (385)#881 (41)—#424 (3)#180 (28)#581 (53)
2018#717 (398)#791 (48)—#361 (4)#188 (27)#436 (74)
2017#676 (434)#933 (40)#808 (3)#296 (5)#233 (21)#568 (55)
2016#594 (509)#782 (50)—#353 (4)#170 (32)#488 (67)
2015#534 (583)#735 (53)——#244 (21)#482 (67)
2014#538 (579)#715 (55)#537 (6)—#203 (26)#567 (55)
2013#529 (565)#825 (46)#564 (5)—#193 (30)#488 (63)
2012#453 (684)#758 (52)——#213 (26)#479 (63)
2011#470 (630)#1,015 (34)——#181 (33)#480 (66)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1973 at #112.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,200 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Bridget is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,700 to 1 in 4,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bridget by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #612WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #511WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #502MNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #504MINew York: #610NYMassachusetts: #263MAOregon: #619ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #390IAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #595PANew Jersey: #390NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #908CAUtah: #440UTColorado: #497CONebraska: #396NEMissouri: #589MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #484VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #445KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #748TNNorth Carolina: #729NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #949TXFlorida: #825FL
Bridget (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#61620

Bridget (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BridgetCanadaGirls#56753
BridgetEngland & WalesGirls#84542
BridgetIrelandGirls#21320
BridgetNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
BridgetScotlandGirls#5395
BridgetUSGirls#724385
BridgetUSBoys—too few