Bridget

Where Bridget comes from

English form of the Irish saints' name Brighid, Brigid. Doublet of Bride.
— Wiktionary's entry for Bridget
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #261 among girls — 35 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1964
    Bridget Fonda born
    American actress
  3. 1971
    Bridget Moynahan born
    American actress and model
  4. 1973
    Peak, #112
    2,763 babies named Bridget — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1997
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #235.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Bridget Fonda · American actress, born 1964
  • Bridget Moynahan · American actress and model, born 1971
  • Bridget Regan · American actress, born 1982
  • Bridget Riley · British painter, born 1931
  • Bridget Marquardt · American TV personality, born 1973

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.