girl's name
Bridgett
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 13,116
Bridgett is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1970, when 482 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Bridgett over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 61 |
| 1950s | 612 |
| 1960s | 3,003 |
| 1970s | 3,676 |
| 1980s | 2,711 |
| 1990s | 1,825 |
| 2000s | 773 |
| 2010s | 373 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 82 |
How popular is Bridgett?
In 2025, Bridgett was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Bridgett
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Bridgett also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bridgett over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Bridgett
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bridgett — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Bridgett
How popular is the name Bridgett?
In 2025, Bridgett was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Bridgett a girl's or a boy's name?
Bridgett is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Bridgett?
Bridgett has 2 syllables.
When was Bridgett most popular?
Bridgett peaked in 1970, when 482 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Bridgett a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bridgett currently ranks #8,788 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.