Pronunciation
Bridge-it
Meaning
Strength, exalted one
Alternate spellings
Bridgette; Brigitte; Biddy; Biddie; Bridey; Bridie
Fun fact
Bridget belongs to the Brigid name family, linked with Saint Brigid and Ireland’s goddess tradition. Bridgette and Brigitte are French forms of the name, offering different ways to spell it.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Bridget, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#213Rank among girl names in 202520Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #213 |
| 2024 | 17 | #243 |
| 2023 | 14 | #279 |
| 2022 | 25 | #186 |
| 2021 | 20 | #228 |
| 2020 | 23 | #197 |
| 2019 | 28 | #180 |
| 2018 | 27 | #188 |
| 2017 | 21 | #233 |
| 2016 | 32 | #170 |
| 2015 | 21 | #244 |
| 2014 | 26 | #203 |
| 2013 | 30 | #193 |
| 2012 | 26 | #213 |
| 2011 | 33 | #181 |
| 2010 | 45 | #136 |
| 2009 | 36 | #168 |
| 2008 | 36 | #168 |
| 2007 | 35 | #170 |
| 2006 | 30 | #165 |
| 2005 | 22 | #195 |
| 2004 | 32 | #140 |
| 2003 | 14 | #247 |
| 2002 | 26 | #157 |
| 2001 | 22 | #180 |
| 2000 | 25 | #156 |
| 1999 | 20 | #177 |
| 1998 | 15 | #203 |
| 1997 | 55 | #96 |
| 1996 | 70 | #71 |
| 1995 | 73 | #75 |
| 1994 | 69 | #84 |
| 1993 | 71 | #83 |
| 1992 | 69 | #91 |
| 1991 | 68 | #97 |
| 1990 | 86 | #81 |
| 1989 | 89 | #73 |
| 1988 | 103 | #70 |
| 1987 | 87 | #84 |
| 1986 | 126 | #64 |
| 1985 | 91 | #83 |
| 1984 | 147 | #56 |
| 1983 | 153 | #59 |
| 1982 | 156 | #61 |
| 1981 | 192 | #50 |
| 1980 | 184 | #51 |
| 1979 | 170 | #54 |
| 1978 | 197 | #46 |
| 1977 | 200 | #45 |
| 1976 | 226 | #39 |
| 1975 | 213 | #41 |
| 1974 | 267 | #29 |
| 1973 | 314 | #25 |
| 1972 | 313 | #23 |
| 1971 | 348 | #20 |
| 1970 | 378 | #13 |
| 1969 | 397 | #13 |
| 1968 | 418 | #10 |
| 1967 | 545 | #7 |
| 1966 | 554 | #8 |
| 1965 | 555 | #9 |
| 1964 | 595 | #8 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.