Bridget is a girl name family recorded 356,858 times in 20 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Ireland (#213 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1959, at 2,128.0 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Brigitte (France, Québec), Brigida (Argentina), Birgit (Austria).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Bridget
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigitte | French | 202,715 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1959 | – |
| Brigitte | French | 9,165 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2859 | 1966 | ▼ 49 % |
| Brigitte | French | 1,145 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1973 | – |
| Brigitte | French | 863 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1981 | – |
| Brigitte | French | 717 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1323 | 2014 | ▲ 64 % |
| Brigitte | French | 680 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1984 | – |
| Bridget | English | 92,517 | 🇺🇸 United States | #724 | 1973 | ▼ 26 % |
| Bridget | English | 8,300 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #213 | 1964 | ▲ 29 % |
| Bridget | English | 2,069 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #616 | 1996 | ▼ 22 % |
| Bridget | English | 1,495 | 🏴 England & Wales | #845 | 1998 | ▼ 3 % |
| Bridget | English | 414 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1995 | – |
| Bridget | English | 390 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 2002 | – |
| Bridgett | English | 13,116 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8362 | 1973 | ▼ 69 % |
| Brigid | English | 6,504 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2778 | 2000 | ▼ 15 % |
| Brigid | English | 3,143 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #544 | 1965 | new |
| Brigid | English | 20 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2004 | – |
| Brigid | English | 17 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1996 | – |
| Brigid | English | 15 | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | – | 2000 | – |
| Brigid | English | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1962 | – |
| Brigida | Italian | 5,471 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1926 | – |
| Brigida | Italian | 660 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1911 | – |
| Brigida | Italian | 45 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1978 | – |
| Brigida | Italian | 9 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1961 | – |
| Birgit | German | 4,333 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1984 | – |
| Birgit | German | 280 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1960 | – |
| Birgit | German | 202 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1997 | – |
| Birgit | German | 33 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1960 | – |
| Birgit | German | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1963 | – |
| Birgit | German | 11 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1967 | – |
| Brigitta | German | 551 | 🇺🇸 United States | #11932 | 1967 | ▲ 11 % |
| Brigitta | German | 112 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | 2010 | – |
| Brigitta | German | 39 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1986 | – |
| Brigitta | German | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1957 | – |
| Brighid | English | 530 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2004 | ▼ 33 % |
| Brighid | English | 11 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1964 | – |
| Brygida | Polish | 347 | 🇵🇱 Poland | – | 2001 | – |
| Brigita | Slovene | 118 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 1997 | – |
| Brigita | Slovene | 17 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1974 | – |
| Brigita | Slovene | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2008 | – |
Names with a similar trajectory
Their popularity curve in France correlates closely with Bridget's.
How we grouped these names
- Bridget ↔ Brigitte — checked by hand
- Bridget ↔ Birgit — checked by hand
- Bridget ↔ Brigitta — checked by hand
- Bridget ↔ Brygida — checked by hand
- Bridget ↔ Brigida — checked by hand
- Brigida ↔ Brigid — verified against linguistic sources
- Bridget ↔ Bridgett — spelling variant
- Brigid ↔ Brighid — spelling variant
- Brigitta ↔ Brigita — spelling variant
Questions about Bridget
How popular is the name Bridget?
In 2025 it ranked #213 in Ireland. Official registers record 356,858 births across 20 countries.
What is Bridget in other languages?
Brigitte (French); Bridgett (English); Brigid (English); Brigida (Italian); Birgit (German); Brigitta (German); Brighid (English); Brygida (Polish); Brigita (Slovene).
When was Bridget most popular?
It peaked in France in 1959, at 2,128.0 births per 100,000.
Is Bridget a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Bridget is a girl name.