girls' name ★ peaked 1970

Bridgette

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,125 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,125
among girls · ↑111 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
88
named Bridgette · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1970
630 babies
All-time total
23,920
#945 all-time among girls
First recorded
1943
in Social Security records

Bridgette popularity over time

23,920 babies have been named Bridgette since 1943, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 52 – 52 5 – #2,860
1950s 782 – 782 78 +1404% #572
1960s 4,962 5 4,967 497 +535% #367
1970s 4,817 5 4,822 482 -3% #356
1980s 4,902 6 4,908 491 +2% #406
1990s 4,288 – 4,288 429 -13% #440
2000s 2,162 – 2,162 216 -50% #875
2010s 1,461 – 1,461 146 -32% #1,265
2020s (to 2025) 478 – 478 80 -45% #2,125

Where Bridgette is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 87 0.05 outside top 500
2027 87 0.05 outside top 500
2028 87 0.05 outside top 500
2029 86 0.05 outside top 500
2030 86 0.05 outside top 500

Where Bridgette is most popular

Girls named Bridgette per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Bridgette born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 7 0.066 +34%
Texas 49 0.061 +23%
California 43 0.051 ≈ national
Ohio 11 0.046 -6%
Indiana 5 0.036 -28%
Florida 13 0.030 -39%
Michigan 5 0.027 -44%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Bridgette

Bridgette is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,125 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1943, 23,920 American babies have been named Bridgette. Its peak came in 1970, when 630 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bridgette stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bridgette?

The median living Bridgette is about 42 years old; half are between 30 and 55. An estimated 23 thousand people named Bridgette are alive in the United States today.

median 42 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bridgette year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 88 #2,125 – –
2024 84 #2,236 – –
2023 78 #2,339 – –
2022 85 #2,213 – –
2021 66 #2,613 – –
2020 77 #2,306 – –
2019 99 #1,961 – –
2018 97 #2,016 – –
2017 123 #1,721 – –
2016 130 #1,657 – –
2015 146 #1,532 – –
2014 151 #1,481 – –
2013 172 #1,352 – –
2012 190 #1,265 – –
2011 179 #1,315 – –
2010 174 #1,350 – –
2009 204 #1,220 – –
2008 182 #1,345 – –
2007 187 #1,305 – –
2006 217 #1,136 – –
2005 210 #1,121 – –
2004 207 #1,103 – –
2003 252 #935 – –
2002 217 #1,008 – –
2001 234 #946 – –
2000 252 #875 – –
1995 426 #552 – –
1990 569 #440 – –
1985 496 #440 – –
1980 436 #482 – –
1975 454 #436 – –
1970 630 #379 – –
1965 494 #420 – –
1960 374 #501 – –
1955 47 #1,482 – –
1950 15 #2,673 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Bridgette

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Bridgette Wilson Bridgette Wilson American actress, singer, and model (born 1973) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bridgette, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bridgette?

The median living Bridgette is about 42 years old. Half of all living Bridgettes are between 30 and 55 years old.

How many people named Bridgette are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Bridgette are alive in the United States, based on 23,920 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Bridgette in 2025?

Bridgette ranked #2,125 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bridgette?

23,920 babies have been named Bridgette in the United States since 1943, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bridgette most popular?

Bridgette peaked in 1970, when 630 newborns received the name.

Is Bridgette a boy or girl name?

Bridgette is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bridgette rising or falling?

Bridgette is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bridgette become more popular?

Bridgette looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 86 girls named Bridgette in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Bridgette?

Well-known people named Bridgette include Bridgette Wilson (actor).

Names like Bridgette

Names that sound and feel close to Bridgette: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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