Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Bridget

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bridget
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1973

Peak rank proxy

2,763

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19732024

Peak year

1973

Decline from peak

85.6%

2024

398

All-time

91,985

Bridget has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1973, when 2,763 girls were named Bridget.

In 2024, only 398 girls were given the name.

Down 85.6% from its peak.

All told, about 91,985 Americans have been named Bridget and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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