Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Bridgette is a variant of Bridget. A possible origin is Irish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Bridgette is a variant of Bridget. The history of Bridget gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Bridget is associated with the goddess of fire, wisdom, and poetry.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Bridgette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23,920
- 16 boys · 23,904 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 630 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #2,125 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,125 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 630 in 1970. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 21,502 as a first name in 2020; 172 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bridgette’s family of names
Bridgette has a related form in Bridget. In English usage, Bridgette has a conventional equivalent in the German form Brigitte.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bridgette
- Bridgette WilsonAmerican actress, singer, and modelborn 1973
- Bridgette AndersenAmerican actress and model (1975–1997)
- Bridgette GordonAmerican basketball player (born 1967)
- Bridgette GustersonAustralian water polo player and coachborn 1973
- Bridgette RadebeSouth African businesswoman of Tswana descent and the sister of South African businessman Patrice Motsepe and First Lady of South Africa Tshepo Motsepe.born 1960
- Bridgette ArmstrongAssociation footballerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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