Girls' name · since 1955
Bridgid
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.
- #12,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 446
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bridgid sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 446 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridgid has been recorded 446 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2008.
- #12,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 446 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridgid ranks #12,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 446 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 446
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bridgid's 446 recorded births place it above 82.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bridgid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bridgid's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bridgid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2008
- Peak year (1981)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Bridgid by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (114 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Bridgid's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Bridgid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
97 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Bridgid's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2000s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bridgid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~53 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, 1955–2008 (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 Bridgid 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.