Brigid
Irish name from Brighid, built on the Old Irish brig, meaning power, strength, or high one; it belonged to a goddess and later to the saint of Kildare.
Brigid in 2025
Brigid was given to 61 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,907th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 54,350 babies born.
The history of Brigid
Brigid reached its highest point in 2000, when 132 babies were given the name, ranking 2,437th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,596th, in 1965.
Across the 109 years of records since 1917, 6,504 babies have been named Brigid. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Brigid by decade
| Decade | Babies named Brigid | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 7,006 |
| 1920s | 5 | 8,159 |
| 1930s | 42 | 4,390 |
| 1940s | 169 | 2,923 |
| 1950s | 526 | 1,842 |
| 1960s | 962 | 1,596 |
| 1970s | 641 | 2,341 |
| 1980s | 852 | 2,154 |
| 1990s | 1,033 | 2,475 |
| 2000s | 1,109 | 2,437 |
| 2010s | 792 | 3,869 |
| 2020s | 367 | 4,291 |
Where Brigid is heading
Brigid has fallen 24% over the past decade, from 80 babies in 2015 to 61 in 2025.
Names like Brigid
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Brigid.