Boys' name · since 1974
Bridger
Bridger has 6,873 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,873
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bridger is the #702 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,873 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Bridger recorded 6,873 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #702 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #1,477 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #702 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,873 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridger ranks #1,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #702 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,873 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #702 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,873
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bridger's 6,873 recorded births place it above 96.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Bridger compares
6,873 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bridger's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bridger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,873 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 383 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bridger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bridger splits its recorded history at 2001: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 383 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bridger popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 383
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Bridger popularity over time - girls
72 total births recorded since 2015 (Bridger as girls' name)
Bridger by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,237 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Bridger's strongest decade.
2,237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Bridger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 153
1980s
153 births
- 1990s 720
1990s
720 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,729 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,237 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,994 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,237 births (33% of all-time use).
How Bridger compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bridger's total volume
Bridger by state
Where Bridger concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 1,734 | 25.2% |
| #2 | Montana | | 523 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 508 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 339 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 231 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Wyoming | | 224 | 3.3% |
| #7 | North Dakota | | 202 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 196 | 2.9% |
1,734 of 6,873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Bridger appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bridger's data
- Bridger's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,237 total births) through the 2020s (1,994) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Bridgers (1,734 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Bridger
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bridger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bridger draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.