Girls' name · since 1960
Bridgitt
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.
- #22,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bridgitt sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 150 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridgitt has been recorded 150 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1994.
- #22,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridgitt ranks #22,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bridgitt's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Bridgitt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bridgitt splits its recorded history at 1969: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bridgitt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1994
- Peak year (1962)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Bridgitt by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (98 births, 65% of the file).
1960s was Bridgitt's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Bridgitt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
98 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 98 births (65% of all-time use).
Bridgitt by state
Where Bridgitt concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 4.0% |
6 of 150 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bridgitt's data
- Bridgitt's decade-level peak was the 1960s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bridgitts (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Bridgitt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1960–1994 (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 Bridgitt 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.