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Bridgette

Girl

Meaning of Bridgette: Irish: 'exalted one'

Bridgette is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 9 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2061st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2061

88 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,920

First recorded 1943 · peak 1970

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 446 babies1982: 443 babies1983: 460 babies1984: 484 babies1985: 496 babies1986: 499 babies1987: 487 babies1988: 588 babies1989: 569 babies1990: 569 babies19901991: 524 babies1992: 416 babies1993: 536 babies1994: 476 babies1995: 426 babies1996: 398 babies1997: 314 babies1998: 346 babies1999: 283 babies2000: 252 babies20002001: 234 babies2002: 217 babies2003: 252 babies2004: 207 babies2005: 210 babies2006: 217 babies2007: 187 babies2008: 182 babies2009: 204 babies2010: 174 babies20102011: 179 babies2012: 190 babies2013: 172 babies2014: 151 babies2015: 146 babies2016: 130 babies2017: 123 babies2018: 97 babies2019: 99 babies2020: 77 babies20202021: 66 babies2022: 85 babies2023: 78 babies2024: 84 babies2025: 88 babies
US babies named Bridgette per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 588.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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