Pronunciation
Breed / Breej
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Strength, exalted one
Fun fact
Bríd is the Irish form of Brigid. You'll hear Breed or Breej, depending on where in Ireland you are. There are so many variants in this name family, including Brídín, Biddy and Bridey.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Bríd, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #381 |
| 2024 | 6 | #556 |
| 2023 | 5 | #625 |
| 2022 | 4 | #747 |
| 2021 | 6 | #586 |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | 6 | #551 |
| 2018 | 8 | #474 |
| 2017 | 5 | #651 |
| 2016 | 5 | #661 |
| 2015 | 6 | #581 |
| 2014 | 6 | #584 |
| 2013 | 3 | #894 |
| 2012 | 9 | #474 |
| 2011 | 6 | #612 |
| 2010 | 11 | #422 |
| 2009 | 6 | #582 |
| 2008 | 14 | #341 |
| 2007 | 11 | #373 |
| 2006 | 5 | #550 |
| 2005 | 7 | #424 |
| 2004 | 9 | #340 |
| 2003 | 9 | #333 |
| 2002 | 16 | #229 |
| 2001 | 13 | #254 |
| 2000 | 13 | #251 |
| 1999 | 19 | #185 |
| 1998 | 14 | #213 |
| 1997 | 14 | #263 |
| 1996 | 17 | #227 |
| 1995 | 31 | #146 |
| 1994 | 26 | #168 |
| 1993 | 34 | #148 |
| 1992 | 27 | #172 |
| 1991 | 25 | #176 |
| 1990 | 28 | #172 |
| 1989 | 30 | #162 |
| 1988 | 36 | #148 |
| 1987 | 36 | #147 |
| 1986 | 34 | #162 |
| 1985 | 38 | #150 |
| 1984 | 31 | #181 |
| 1983 | 52 | #135 |
| 1982 | 52 | #138 |
| 1981 | 37 | #176 |
| 1980 | 58 | #131 |
| 1979 | 41 | #160 |
| 1978 | 34 | #184 |
| 1977 | 26 | #200 |
| 1976 | 34 | #176 |
| 1975 | 35 | #170 |
| 1974 | 42 | #161 |
| 1973 | 25 | #207 |
| 1972 | 32 | #173 |
| 1971 | 23 | #200 |
| 1970 | 27 | #175 |
| 1969 | 23 | #191 |
| 1968 | 21 | #189 |
| 1967 | 11 | #228 |
| 1966 | 18 | #185 |
| 1965 | 19 | #180 |
| 1964 | 20 | #171 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.