Is Bridget a boy or girl name?
Bridget is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 398 girls and 0 boys were named Bridget, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 92,135 US babies named Bridget were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #703
- Babies named Bridget since 1880
- 92,135
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 2,770 babies
Boys and girls named Bridget, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 349 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 354 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 326 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 668 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 715 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 648 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,113 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,564 | 100% |
| 1960s | 8 | 14,476 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 66 | 18,870 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 59 | 17,103 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 17 | 14,595 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 9,861 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,454 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,889 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 398 | #703 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 376 | #747 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 356 | #793 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 396 | #721 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 363 | #749 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 385 | #733 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 398 | #717 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 434 | #676 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 509 | #594 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 583 | #534 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 579 | #538 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 565 | #529 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 684 | #453 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 630 | #470 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 687 | #447 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 753 | #424 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 820 | #394 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 909 | #357 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 945 | #350 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 971 | #329 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,035 | #309 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,029 | #301 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,076 | #288 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,156 | #274 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,167 | #274 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,292 | #246 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,287 | #237 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,281 | #235 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,530 | #192 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,473 | 1,469 | #201 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,920 | 1,698 | #174 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,629 | #179 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,414 | #201 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,447 | #207 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,548 | #191 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,696 | 1,635 | #174 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,828 | 1,566 | #178 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,540 | 1,540 | #180 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,855 | 1,577 | #172 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,428 | 1,613 | #173 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,654 | 1,685 | #163 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,559 | 1,748 | #162 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,487 | 2,008 | #147 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 1,899 | #150 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,832 | #152 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,162 | 1,736 | #161 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,610 | 1,685 | #163 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,946 | 1,642 | #165 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,496 | 1,707 | #154 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,689 | 1,862 | #143 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,698 | 2,082 | #134 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,111 | 2,763 | #112 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,658 | 1,867 | #156 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,448 | 1,711 | #181 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,297 | 1,815 | #179 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,597 | #197 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,133 | 1,454 | #208 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,556 | #203 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,629 | #198 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,543 | #213 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,480 | #225 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,448 | #228 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,407 | #227 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,211 | #254 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,151 | #265 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #272 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 798 | #331 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 627 | #362 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 577 | #364 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 583 | #362 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 459 | #404 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 526 | #371 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 442 | #391 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 274 | #495 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 226 | #551 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 220 | #561 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 172 | #629 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 161 | #658 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 103 | #815 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 93 | #773 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 73 | #894 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 69 | #944 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 68 | #951 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 87 | #773 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 67 | #869 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 54 | #962 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 77 | #803 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 50 | #994 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 72 | #795 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 65 | #856 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 71 | #795 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 60 | #866 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 63 | #879 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 78 | #758 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 58 | #958 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 81 | #777 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 66 | #904 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 67 | #913 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 65 | #926 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 66 | #914 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 81 | #831 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 60 | #955 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 81 | #808 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 78 | #840 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 70 | #865 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 84 | #765 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 97 | #727 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 72 | #813 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 95 | #707 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 95 | #676 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 59 | #749 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 48 | #759 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 51 | #705 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 31 | #778 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 36 | #706 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 46 | #567 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 25 | #771 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 33 | #653 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 34 | #612 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 32 | #622 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 29 | #643 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 22 | #713 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 31 | #593 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 34 | #521 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 40 | #531 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 22 | #666 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 32 | #572 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 47 | #426 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 36 | #489 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 31 | #531 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 35 | #477 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 41 | #424 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 34 | #465 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 34 | #431 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 42 | #387 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 30 | #442 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 39 | #387 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 34 | #367 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 43 | #318 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 38 | #329 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 37 | #324 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 28 | #337 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 31 | #317 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 34 | #275 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 35 | #261 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bridget reached #3,133 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #112 in 1973. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bridget
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.