Recorded 1960–1971 Girls' name Peak 1967 36 births

Bridgetta — girls' name

36 babies named Bridgetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s11
1960s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Bridgetta was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bridgetta in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bridgetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Bridgetta between 1960 and 1971, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bridgetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bridgetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bridgetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bridgetta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bridgetta at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

36

Since 1960

12 years of records

Peak year

1967

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1960

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1971

Bridgetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1960

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1967)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Bridgetta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
25 births that decade — 69% of Bridgetta's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bridgetta?
36 babies have been named Bridgetta since 1960. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1967 with 8 births.
When was Bridgetta most popular?
Bridgetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Bridgetta been used?
Bridgetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 12 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Bridgetta?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.