How Many People Are Named Bridget?
An estimated 80,961 people in the United States have the first name Bridget. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Bridget peaked in popularity in 1973 with 2,770 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bridget as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bridget paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Bridget is overwhelmingly female, 150 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
80,961
About 1 in 4,234 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1973
2,770 births
Total Registered
92,135
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bridget
Bridget is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 92,135 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Bridget as a male name
Ranked #6,473 in 1995
8 male births in 1995
Peak: 1985 (13 births)
Bridget as a female name
Ranked #703 in 2024
398 female births in 2024
Peak: 1973 (2,763 births)
Bridget: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bridget span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 18,936 babies were registered. Bridget has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bridget by Decade
How has Bridget tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 349 | 0 | 349 | |
| 1890s | 354 | 0 | 354 | |
| 1900s | 326 | 0 | 326 | |
| 1910s | 668 | 0 | 668 | |
| 1920s | 715 | 0 | 715 | |
| 1930s | 648 | 0 | 648 | |
| 1940s | 1,113 | 0 | 1,113 | |
| 1950s | 5,564 | 0 | 5,564 | |
| 1960s | 14,484 | 8 | 14,476 | |
| 1970s | 18,936 | 66 | 18,870 | |
| 1980s | 17,162 | 59 | 17,103 | |
| 1990s | 14,612 | 17 | 14,595 | |
| 2000s | 9,861 | 0 | 9,861 | |
| 2010s | 5,454 | 0 | 5,454 | |
| 2020s | 1,889 | 0 | 1,889 | |
Bridget by State
Birth registrations for Bridget span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Alaska, Wyoming, Hawaii. On average, about 1,715 Bridgets were registered per state.
Bridget + Last Name Combinations
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Bridget: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bridget?
We estimate approximately 80,961 people named Bridget are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,234 Americans share this first name.
Is Bridget a common name?
Bridget is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 92,135 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bridget most popular?
Bridget reached peak popularity in 1973, when 2,770 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bridget is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bridget a female name?
Bridget is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bridget Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bridget Smith, Bridget Johnson, Bridget Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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