How Many People Are Named Brighid?
An estimated 509 people in the United States have the first name Brighid. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Brighid peaked in popularity in 2004 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brighid 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 Brighid paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
509
About 1 in 673,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2004
25 births
Total Registered
524
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brighid
Brighid is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 524 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brighid as a female name
Ranked #13,723 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (25 births)
Brighid: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brighid span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 156 babies were registered. Brighid has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brighid by Decade
How has Brighid 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.
Brighid by State
Brighid + Last Name Combinations
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Brighid: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brighid?
We estimate approximately 509 people named Brighid 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 673,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Brighid a common name?
Brighid is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 524 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brighid most popular?
Brighid reached peak popularity in 2004, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brighid is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brighid a female name?
Brighid is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brighid Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brighid Smith, Brighid Johnson, Brighid 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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