Bridgett
Bridgett was the 8452nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 434th; the most babies were born in 1970 (482). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,843 places. More babies were named Bridgett in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Bridget) high, exalted (Irish) · Irish, Celtic
- Rank in 2025
- #8,452 girls, down 1,769 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970482 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,116babies recorded
What does the name Bridgett mean?
Bridgett is a spelling of Bridget, pronounced the same way, so it shares Bridget's meaning and origin.
Bridget is the English form of the Irish saint's name Brigid (Brighid). DMNES traces Old Irish Brigit to a Proto-Celtic word meaning high or exalted. It was the name of an Irish goddess and of Saint Brigid, a 6th-century patron saint of Ireland, and DMNES notes the two were often confused. DMNES also lists a 14th-century Swedish saint of the name. Bride is an older English doublet. Bridget has been used in the US since 1880.
Brigit (Old Irish, “Brigid”)*Brigantī (Proto-Celtic, “high, exalted”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Proto-Celtic root is reconstructed.
Related names: Brigid, Brigitte, Birgitta, Bridie, Bree, Bride.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Bridget', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Bridget' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Bridgett popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,452 | 12 |
| 2020 | #6,683 | 17 |
| 2010 | #3,214 | 51 |
| 2000 | #1,620 | 109 |
| 1990 | #841 | 234 |
| 1980 | #575 | 323 |
| 1970 | #453 | 482 |
| 1960 | #711 | 206 |
| 1950 | #2,672 | 15 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bridgett, counting every spelling?
Bridgett is a spelling of Bridget, a name family that ranked #553 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,452 for Bridgett on its own. Together these spellings went to 544 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget | 385 | #724 | 1,911 |
| Bridgette | 88 | #2,125 | 401 |
| Brigitte | 59 | #2,864 | 306 |
| Bridgett | 12 | #8,452 | 65 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bridgett?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bridgett (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bridgett born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bridgett.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bridgett?
About 12,300 people born in the US named Bridgett are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 37 and 57. That makes Bridgett mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bridgett by state
How common Bridgett was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bridgett: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bridgett, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bridgett
What does Bridgett mean?
Bridgett is a spelling of Bridget, which means “high, exalted (Irish)” (Irish, Celtic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Bridgett?
Bridgett was the 8452nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 434th; the most babies were born in 1970 (482). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,843 places. More babies were named Bridgett in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Bridgett a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bridgett in the US.
Where is Bridgett most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bridgett was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).