Girls' name · since 1909
Bridie
Bridie has 374 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 374
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bridie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 374 recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridie has been recorded 374 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2024.
- #14,077 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 374 born since 1909
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bridie ranks #14,077 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 374 born since 1909, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 374
- born since 1909
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bridie's 374 recorded births place it above 80.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Bridie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bridie's full recorded timeline at 1973, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bridie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2024
- Peak year (1918)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Bridie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (61 births, 16% of the file).
1970s was Bridie's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Bridie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
56 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 61 births (16% of all-time use).
Bridie by state
Where Bridie concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 374 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bridie's data
- Bridie's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bridies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Bridie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1909–2024 (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 Bridie 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.