Pronunciation
Bridge-id / Bridge-it
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Strength, power, exalted one
Fun fact
Brigid is both the name of an Irish goddess and Saint Brigid, one of Ireland's patron saints. They're separate figures, but there are a lot of connections made between them in Irish tradition. So it's a very traditional name with a lot of history and mythology behind it.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Brigid, 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 | 6 | #544 |
| 2024 | 4 | #736 |
| 2023 | 5 | #625 |
| 2022 | 4 | #747 |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | 3 | #834 |
| 2019 | 3 | #871 |
| 2018 | 5 | #629 |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | 4 | #747 |
| 2012 | 3 | #907 |
| 2011 | 3 | #937 |
| 2010 | 3 | #910 |
| 2009 | 5 | #641 |
| 2008 | 9 | #469 |
| 2007 | 6 | #549 |
| 2006 | 10 | #367 |
| 2005 | 4 | #587 |
| 2004 | 3 | #677 |
| 2003 | 4 | #559 |
| 2002 | 7 | #374 |
| 2001 | 4 | #498 |
| 2000 | 8 | #324 |
| 1999 | 8 | #294 |
| 1998 | 12 | #229 |
| 1997 | 30 | #156 |
| 1996 | 28 | #170 |
| 1995 | 62 | #90 |
| 1994 | 45 | #116 |
| 1993 | 40 | #130 |
| 1992 | 36 | #148 |
| 1991 | 26 | #171 |
| 1990 | 28 | #172 |
| 1989 | 47 | #118 |
| 1988 | 41 | #136 |
| 1987 | 41 | #138 |
| 1986 | 47 | #123 |
| 1985 | 34 | #162 |
| 1984 | 38 | #160 |
| 1983 | 49 | #140 |
| 1982 | 53 | #136 |
| 1981 | 47 | #144 |
| 1980 | 57 | #134 |
| 1979 | 64 | #121 |
| 1978 | 66 | #115 |
| 1977 | 71 | #108 |
| 1976 | 69 | #116 |
| 1975 | 83 | #100 |
| 1974 | 87 | #99 |
| 1973 | 92 | #92 |
| 1972 | 126 | #69 |
| 1971 | 157 | #55 |
| 1970 | 168 | #50 |
| 1969 | 179 | #47 |
| 1968 | 146 | #53 |
| 1967 | 162 | #42 |
| 1966 | 278 | #26 |
| 1965 | 293 | #26 |
| 1964 | 272 | #29 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.