Bridget
Pronounced B R IH1 JH AH0 T (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1973
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Bridget?
Bridget is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 138,178 children — the 299th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 43% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1973, when 3,955 children were given it.
Bridgette is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Bridget and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Bridgette
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B R IH1 JH AH0 T · B R IH1 JH IH0 T · B R IH2 JH IY1 T
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10 · 21
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Bridget
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Bridget
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Bridget?
- Bridget ranks 299th among girls' names in US records, with 138,178 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,113.
- Is Bridget a unisex name?
- No. Bridget is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Bridget most popular?
- 1973, when 3,955 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Bridget spelled?
- Bridgette. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.