Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Brighid 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Brighid 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
Brighid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 530
- 0 boys · 530 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,490 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −51%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,490 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 548 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.
Brighid’s family of names
Brighid has a related form in Bridget. In Irish usage, Brighid has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bridget. Brighid has an English adaptation in Bridget.
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Around the world
Brighid has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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