Total births
28
Girls' name · since 1969
Bridgete
28 babies named Bridgete in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 28
- total births
- 1969–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
28 girls have been named Bridgete since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Bridgete recorded 28 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1987.
- 28 total births
- 1969–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
28 girls have been named Bridgete since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 28
- total births
- 1969–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Bridgete was born in this single decade.
1982
Single peak year
6 babies were named Bridgete in 1982 - its busiest year on record.
Bridgete's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bridgete's full recorded timeline at 1982, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bridgete at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1982
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1969
Bridgete popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1987
- Peak year (1982)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Bridgete by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Bridgete's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Bridgete births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bridgete? ▼
Bridgete has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1969, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 6 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
When was Bridgete most popular? ▼
Bridgete was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Bridgete been used? ▼
Records for Bridgete go back to 1969, giving 19 years of history through 1987.
What names are similar to Bridgete? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brittany, Brianna, Briana, Bridget, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Bridgete
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1969–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bridgete: Baby Name Since 1969 - 28 Births, Peak 1982." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bridgete. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bridgete 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 July 2026.