Is Bridger a boy or girl name?
Bridger is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 319 boys were named Bridger, so 3.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1% of the 6,557 US babies named Bridger were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #785
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,016
- Babies named Bridger since 1974
- 6,557
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 366 babies
Boys and girls named Bridger, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 153 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 720 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,729 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,237 | 16 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 1,611 | 51 | 3.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 319 | #785 | 11 | #9,016 |
| 2023 | 348 | #750 | 11 | #9,084 |
| 2022 | 348 | #739 | 13 | #8,114 |
| 2021 | 357 | #723 | 9 | #10,426 |
| 2020 | 239 | #931 | 7 | #12,366 |
| 2019 | 242 | #908 | 6 | #14,122 |
| 2018 | 229 | #926 | 5 | #16,106 |
| 2017 | 221 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 263 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 198 | #1,023 | 5 | #16,909 |
| 2014 | 211 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 230 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 217 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 207 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 219 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 242 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 206 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 181 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 167 | #1,072 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 168 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 158 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 161 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 149 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 153 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 142 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 108 | #1,162 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 93 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,003 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,218 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,374 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,644 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,696 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,427 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,802 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,510 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,881 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,591 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,635 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,299 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bridger reached #723 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #8,114 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bridger
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.