Bridget
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning exalted one; from goddess Brigid.
How Bridget has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #534 |
| 2016 | #594 |
| 2017 | #676 |
| 2018 | #716 |
| 2019 | #739 |
| 2020 | #750 |
| 2021 | #722 |
| 2022 | #791 |
| 2023 | #748 |
| 2024 | #703 |
| 2025 | #724 |
Bridget by the numbers
In 2025, 42 babies in England and Wales were named Bridget. In the US, 432 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,765 babies in 1973, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1975, about 1 in 840 American girls born that year was called Bridget.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bridget. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Bridget
Names that are said the same way as Bridget, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Bridget, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean praise
Like Bridget, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Bridget
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