Bridgette
Bridgette was the 2125th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 356th; the most babies were born in 1970 (630). Over the last ten years it has moved down 593 places. More babies were named Bridgette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Bridget) high, exalted (Irish) · Irish, Celtic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,125 girls, up 181 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970630 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,920babies recorded
What does the name Bridgette mean?
Bridgette 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)
Bridgette popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 16 since 1966.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,125 | 88 |
| 2020 | #2,306 | 77 |
| 2010 | #1,350 | 174 |
| 2000 | #875 | 252 |
| 1990 | #440 | 569 |
| 1980 | #482 | 436 |
| 1970 | #379 | 630 |
| 1960 | #501 | 374 |
| 1950 | #2,673 | 15 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bridgette, counting every spelling?
Bridgette is a spelling of Bridget, a name family that ranked #553 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,125 for Bridgette 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 Bridgette?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bridgette (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bridgette 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bridgette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bridgette?
About 22,600 people born in the US named Bridgette are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 31 and 55. That makes Bridgette 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.
Bridgette by state
How common Bridgette was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Bridgette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bridgette, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bridgette
What does Bridgette mean?
Bridgette is a spelling of Bridget, which means “high, exalted (Irish)” (Irish, Celtic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Bridgette?
Bridgette was the 2125th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1973, when it ranked 356th; the most babies were born in 1970 (630). Over the last ten years it has moved down 593 places. More babies were named Bridgette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Bridgette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bridgette in the US.
Where is Bridgette most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bridgette was most common in Maryland (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.