girl's name
Brigid
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,881
Northern Ireland
#426
2024 births
Brigid is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2000, when 132 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 54,351 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Brigid over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 42 |
| 1940s | 169 |
| 1950s | 526 |
| 1960s | 962 |
| 1970s | 641 |
| 1980s | 852 |
| 1990s | 1,033 |
| 2000s | 1,109 |
| 2010s | 792 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 367 |
How popular is Brigid?
In 2025, Brigid was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Brigid 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 Brigid
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Brigid also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Brigid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Brigid
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Brigid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Brigid
How popular is the name Brigid?
In 2025, Brigid was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Brigid a girl's or a boy's name?
Brigid is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Brigid most popular?
Brigid peaked in 2000, when 132 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Brigid a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Brigid currently ranks #426 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.