Recorded 1960–1994 Girls' name Peak 1962 150 births

Bridgitt — girls' name

150 babies named Bridgitt in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s981970s251980s161990s11
1960s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Bridgitt was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

19 babies were named Bridgitt in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bridgitt

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Bridgitt between 1960 and 1994, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bridgitt currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bridgitt performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bridgitt shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bridgitt in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bridgitt 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 150 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.

Bridgitt at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

150

Since 1960

35 years of records

Peak year

1962

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1960

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1994

Bridgitt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1960

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1962)
19
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 1994198319731969196619631960 10

Bridgitt by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
98 births that decade — 65% of Bridgitt's all-time total
1960s981970s251980s161990s11

Bridgitt by state

Where Bridgitt concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bridgitt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 4.0%
California share of Bridgitt's total US births 4.0%

6 of 150 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bridgitt?
150 babies have been named Bridgitt since 1960. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1962 with 19 births.
When was Bridgitt most popular?
Bridgitt was most popular in the 1960s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Bridgitt most popular?
The top states for the name Bridgitt are California (6 births).
How long has the name Bridgitt been used?
Bridgitt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 35 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Bridgitt?
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, 1960–1994 (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.