Home>Name Popularity>First Names>B>Bric-Brid>Bridget in the US

Bridget

in the US

There are 52,086 people with the first name "Bridget" in the United States.

Add to web page

Ranking in the US

NameRank
Bridget 626
close
  1. is 622nd most common Wade
  2. is 623rd most common Leticia
  3. is 624th most common Janie
  4. is 625th most common Donnie
  5. is 626th most common Bridget
  6. is 627th most common Marshall
  7. is 628th most common Yvette
  8. is 629th most common Zachary
  9. is 630th most common Elena

Most Common Last Names for Bridget

Smith, Johnson, Jones, Williams, Brown, Davis, Miller, Moore, Wilson, Kelly

Meaning & History

(female) Anglicized form of Gaelic Brighid (pronounced ‘breed’);. This was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, which in Gaulish would have been Brigindos, meaning ‘the exalted one’. St Brigid of Kildare (c.450–c.525) is one of the patron saints of Ireland. Very few facts are known about her life. She founded a religious house for women at Kildare, and is said to be have been buried at Downpatrick, where St Patrick and St Columba were also buried. Many of the stories of miracles told about St Brigid seem to be Christianized versions of pagan legends concerning the goddess. The popularity of the name was further reinforced throughout Europe, especially in Scandinavia in the form Birgit, as the name of the patron saint of Sweden (1304–73). She was a noblewoman of Irish stock who, after the death of her husband, founded an order of nuns, the Bridgettines. Later she went to Rome and attempted to introduce religious reforms there.

Variants: Bri(d)gid, Bri(d)git.

Pet forms: Biddy, Bridie, Bridey.

Recent Searches for "Bridget" in the US

Since June 2009
16,808

Most Popular Search

Bridget Smith (409 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages.

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement