Is Bridget a boy or girl name?

Bridget is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Bridget?

The average Bridget alive today is an estimated 42 years old. People named Bridget were most often born around 1973.

When was the name Bridget most popular?

Bridget peaked in 1973 with 2,770 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Bridget have?

In one report's words: scrappy, capable, unromantic. Bridget ranks #733 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Bridget — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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An Anglicized form of the Old Irish Brighid, derived from a noun meaning high or exalted. The name honors both a pre-Christian deity of poetry and smithcraft and a fifth-century patron saint. It entered American households with nineteenth-century immigration and shed much of its tenement reputation by the mid-twentieth century.

Also answers toBridge, Bridie

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 2,770 souls, A.D. 1973 2025

2025: 385 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

42 yrs

Most Bridgets were born around 1973 — once maintained a CD binder with real conviction.

Peak Reign

1973

№112 that year

Generation

Gen X, 32%

then Millennial 30% · Gen Z 18%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈93K ever born · now falling

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Bridget grew up with

SSA Data

mood rings·Schoolhouse Rock·Pong

Generation Distribution — Living Bridgets

SSA Data

Boomer 13%Gen X 32%Millennial 30%Gen Z 18%Gen Alpha 7%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Bridget peaked in 1973.

Estimated average age: 42.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name reads as practical, direct, and slightly skeptical of small talk. A Bridget is widely assumed to own a dependable snow scraper and know where the breaker box is. With an average age of forty-two, the name lives squarely in the generational overlap between mixtapes and MP3s. It does not ask for permission.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name hit its single-year high in 1973, when about three thousand newborn girls received the spelling.

Field Note 02

Over sixty percent of living Americans named Bridget belong to either Generation X or the Millennial generation.

Field Note 03

Despite dropping past rank seven hundred in recent years, the single-t spelling remains the standard against more elaborate variants.

Notable Bridgets

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Bridget Fondaactor, b. 1962

Bridget Moynahanactor, b. 1971

Bridget Everettcomedian and actor, b. 1972

Adjacent Names

Shannon · Colleen · Kelly · Eileen · Maureen · Erin · Megan

Ephemera — If Bridget were a…

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City

Worcester

Coat

Navy wool pea coat

Job

Logistics coordinator

Beverage

Black tea with a splash of milk

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