Is Brighid a boy or girl name?

Brighid is a girl’s name. Of the 530 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Brighid

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Brighid was most popular in 2004, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,336 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 530 people named Brighid.

Brighid over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brighid’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brighid a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brighid is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 530 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org