Recorded 1955–2008 Girls' name Peak 1981 446 births

Bridgid — girls' name

446 babies named Bridgid in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s321960s971970s921980s1141990s702000s41
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Bridgid was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bridgid in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bridgid

The Social Security Administration has registered 446 babies named Bridgid between 1955 and 2008, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bridgid currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bridgid performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bridgid shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bridgid 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 446 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.

Bridgid at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

446

Since 1955

54 years of records

Peak year

1981

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1955

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2008

Bridgid popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1955

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1981)
16
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 20081997199019831976196919621955 6

Bridgid by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
114 births that decade — 26% of Bridgid's all-time total
1950s321960s971970s921980s1141990s702000s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bridgid?
446 babies have been named Bridgid since 1955. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1981 with 16 births.
When was Bridgid most popular?
Bridgid was most popular in the 1980s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Bridgid been used?
Bridgid has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 54 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Bridgid?
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.

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, 1955–2008 (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.