Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Briget 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 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Briget 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
Briget through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 500
- 0 boys · 500 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 572 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Briget, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Brigit
“high, exalted”
>99% girls
Brigette
>99% girls
Bridgette
Bridgette is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Bridgitte
>99% girls
Aprel
“to open”
>99% girls
Apryle
“to open”
>99% girls
Seeta
Seeta is a variant of Sita. One Hindi interpretation is “in Hinduism, goddess of the harvest and wife of Rama.”
>99% girls
Irisha
“woman from Ireland” · “man from Ireland”
>99% girls