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girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Brigid

Meaning high, exalted Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,784 Trend ↓ Falling 10%

From Irish Brighid, from Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”).

Rank 2025
#2,784
among girls · ↓112 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Brigid · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,349
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
132 babies
All-time total
6,504
#2,176 all-time among girls
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Brigid popularity over time

6,504 babies have been named Brigid since 1917, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2000Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 6 1 – #4,157
1920s 5 1 -17% #4,897
1930s 42 4 +740% #2,613
1940s 169 17 +302% #1,729
1950s 526 53 +211% #1,105
1960s 962 96 +83% #944
1970s 641 64 -33% #1,455
1980s 852 85 +33% #1,324
1990s 1,033 103 +21% #1,448
2000s 1,109 111 +7% #1,403
2010s 792 79 -29% #2,192
2020s (to 2025) 367 61 -23% #2,420

Where Brigid 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 60 0.04 outside top 500
2027 59 0.04 outside top 500
2028 59 0.04 outside top 500
2029 58 0.04 outside top 500
2030 58 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Brigid

Brigid is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,784 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 6,504 American babies have been named Brigid. Its peak came in 2000, when 132 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Brigid stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brigid?

The median living Brigid is about 33 years old; half are between 20 and 54. An estimated 6,100 people named Brigid are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

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

Brigid year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 61 #2,784
2024 65 #2,672
2023 67 #2,623
2022 56 #2,965
2021 46 #3,399
2020 72 #2,420
2019 77 #2,335
2018 73 #2,441
2017 75 #2,406
2016 79 #2,367
2015 80 #2,323
2014 86 #2,200
2013 75 #2,413
2012 86 #2,192
2011 79 #2,351
2010 82 #2,316
2009 89 #2,206
2008 98 #2,080
2007 91 #2,180
2006 106 #1,908
2005 109 #1,790
2004 118 #1,646
2003 123 #1,564
2002 114 #1,625
2001 129 #1,459
2000 132 #1,403
1995 97 #1,566
1990 98 #1,558
1985 100 #1,324
1980 87 #1,417
1975 47 #1,913
1970 59 #1,602
1965 117 #944
1960 97 #1,093
1955 57 #1,337
1950 27 #1,837
1945 9 #3,165
1940 8 #3,246
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Brigid

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

  1. 1 Brigid of Kildare Brigid of Kildare Irish abbess and saint (c. 451 – c. 525) Antiquity
  2. 2 Brigid Brannagh Brigid Brannagh American actress b. 1972 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Brigid Kosgei Brigid Kosgei Kenyan long-distance runner b. 1994 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brigid?

The median living Brigid is about 33 years old. Half of all living Brigids are between 20 and 54 years old.

How many people named Brigid are alive today?

An estimated 6,100 people named Brigid are alive in the United States, based on 6,504 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brigid mean?

From Irish Brighid, from Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”).

How popular is the name Brigid in 2025?

Brigid ranked #2,784 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brigid?

6,504 babies have been named Brigid in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brigid most popular?

Brigid peaked in 2000, when 132 newborns received the name.

Is Brigid a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Brigid rising or falling?

Brigid has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Brigid become more popular?

Brigid looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 58 girls named Brigid in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brigid?

Well-known people named Brigid include Brigid of Kildare (religious figure), Brigid Brannagh (actor), Brigid Kosgei (athlete).

Names like Brigid

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

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