Girls' name · since 1942
Bridgett
13,116 babies named Bridgett in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,116
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bridgett currently ranks #8431 among girls' names in America, with 13,116 babies recorded since 1942.
Bridgett has 13,116 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8431 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #1,409 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,431 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,116 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridgett ranks #1,409 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,431 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,116 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,409 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,431 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,116
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bridgett's 13,116 recorded births place it above 98.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bridgett compares
13,116 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Bridgett's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bridgett | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,116 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 482 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bridgett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bridgett's full recorded timeline at 1985, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 482 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bridgett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 482
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Bridgett by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,676 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Bridgett's strongest decade.
3,676 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Bridgett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 61
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 612
1950s
612 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,003 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,676 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,711 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,825 births
- 2000s 773
2000s
773 births
- 2010s 373
2010s
373 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,676 births (28% of all-time use).
How Bridgett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bridgett's total volume
Bridgett by state
Where Bridgett concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,242 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 870 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 720 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 645 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 578 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 567 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 563 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 536 | 4.1% |
1,242 of 13,116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Bridgett appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bridgett's data
- Bridgett's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,676 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bridgetts (1,242 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bridgett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Bridgett 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.