girl's name
Brighid
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 563
Ireland
#543
1982 births
Brighid is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2004, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Brighid over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s | 98 |
| 1990s | 156 |
| 2000s | 151 |
| 2010s | 90 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 17 |
How popular is Brighid?
In 2025, Brighid was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Brighid is used
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 Brighid
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brighid also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brighid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brighid
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brighid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brighid
How popular is the name Brighid?
In 2025, Brighid was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Brighid a girl's or a boy's name?
Brighid is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Brighid most popular?
Brighid peaked in 2004, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Brighid a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brighid currently ranks #13,451 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.