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Brigid

100% girls · 61 born in 2025

Brigid has been given to about 6,504 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,177
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brigid per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 132
  • Born in 202561
  • All time6,504
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Brigid?

Its best year was 2000, when 132 babies were given the name, ranking 1403rd. The typical living American called Brigid is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Brigid

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brigitte0.62
  2. Britni0.53
  3. Brittni0.51
  4. Ingrid0.50
  5. Bridget0.46
  6. Braylin0.47
  7. Brigette0.46
  8. Bria0.45

Middle names for Brigid

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brigid Anne0.81
  2. Brigid Eve0.80
  3. Brigid Elizabeth0.78
  4. Brigid Catherine0.78
  5. Brigid Josephine0.78
  6. Brigid Rose0.77

Sibling names for Brigid

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.90
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.90
  3. Marasister · 0.89
  4. Noemisister · 0.89
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.89
  6. Vicentebrother · 0.88

Where Brigid is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Brigid Anderson0.77
  2. Brigid Reyes0.72
  3. Brigid Nguyen0.72
  4. Brigid Moore0.72
  5. Brigid Lee0.72
  6. Brigid Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Brigid

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Brigid across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.