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Baby name
Bridget
Girl
Origin of the name
Bridget comes from the Irish Brighid, the name of a Celtic goddess and of Saint Brigid of Kildare, one of the patron saints of Ireland.
Classic name
92,367births since 1880
1970sgeneration
No. 112rank at its peak, in 1973
Where babies named Bridget are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Bridget is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Bridget is most common in Louisiana (1.7 times), Minnesota (1.6) and Massachusetts (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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