Name meaning & stats
Brigid
Brigid means “exalted one” (Irish origin). 6,451 US babies since 1940, peak 2000.
What it means
“exalted one”
IrishForm of Bridget
In US birth records
Peak year: 2000
6,451 US babies were named Brigid between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Brigid (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 92% of the family
- Brigid 92%
- Brighid 8%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2000)