Brigid
Brigid was the 2784th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 944th; the most babies were born in 2000 (132). Over the last ten years it has moved down 461 places. More babies were named Brigid in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,784 girls, down 364 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000132 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,504babies recorded
Brigid popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,784 | 61 |
| 2020 | #2,420 | 72 |
| 2010 | #2,316 | 82 |
| 2000 | #1,403 | 132 |
| 1990 | #1,558 | 98 |
| 1980 | #1,417 | 87 |
| 1970 | #1,602 | 59 |
| 1960 | #1,093 | 97 |
| 1950 | #1,837 | 27 |
| 1940 | #3,246 | 8 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brigid, counting every spelling?
Brigid has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Brigid?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brigid (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Brigid 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 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brigid.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brigid?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Brigid are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 20 and 54. That makes Brigid 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.
Brigid by state
How common Brigid was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 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 Brigid: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brigid, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brigid
How popular is the name Brigid?
Brigid was the 2784th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 944th; the most babies were born in 2000 (132). Over the last ten years it has moved down 461 places. More babies were named Brigid in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Brigid a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Brigid in the US.
Where is Brigid most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brigid was most common in Virginia (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Massachusetts.