How Many People Are Named Brigid?
An estimated 5,819 people in the United States have the first name Brigid. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Brigid peaked in popularity in 2000 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brigid 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 Brigid paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,819
About 1 in 58,903 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2000
132 births
Total Registered
6,443
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brigid
Brigid is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,443 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Brigid as a female name
Ranked #2,662 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (132 births)
Brigid: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brigid span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,109 babies were registered. Brigid has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Brigid by Decade
How has Brigid 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.
Brigid by State
Birth registrations for Brigid span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Indiana, District of Columbia, Missouri. On average, about 203 Brigids were registered per state.
Brigid + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brigid as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brigid
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Brigid: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brigid?
We estimate approximately 5,819 people named Brigid 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 58,903 Americans share this first name.
Is Brigid a common name?
Brigid is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,443 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brigid most popular?
Brigid reached peak popularity in 2000, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brigid is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brigid a female name?
Brigid is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brigid Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brigid Smith, Brigid Johnson, Brigid 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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