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Bridgett

Bridgett: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“exalted one”
Origin
Irish
Say it
BRIJ-it · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Bridget, from Irish Brighid. The name is associated with the Irish goddess and later Saint Brigid.

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How popular is Bridgett?

20243.3 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Bridgett in 202411

Peak year1973

Total US babies since 188013,105

Bridgett is fading: recent use is about 33% of its level ten years before.

Names like Bridgett

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Bridgett questions

What does the name Bridgett mean?

Bridgett means "exalted one". It comes from Irish. Variant spelling of Bridget, from Irish Brighid. The name is associated with the Irish goddess and later Saint Brigid.

Is Bridgett a boy or girl name?

Bridgett is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bridgett?

11 US babies were named Bridgett in 2024. Its peak year was 1973.

How do you pronounce Bridgett?

Bridgett is usually pronounced BRIJ-it.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.