Brigid
Girl6 letters
#544
in Ireland (2025)
#528 with spellings combined
6
babies in 2025
#26
best rank (1965)
3,185
babies since 1964
Brigid through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #528 |
| 2024 | 4 | #714 |
| 2023 | 5 | #612 |
| 2022 | 4 | #730 |
| 2020 | 3 | #806 |
| 2019 | 3 | #844 |
| 2018 | 5 | #614 |
| 2013 | 4 | #748 |
| 2012 | 3 | #908 |
| 2011 | 3 | #932 |
| 2010 | 3 | #909 |
| 2009 | 5 | #641 |
| 2008 | 9 | #471 |
| 2007 | 6 | #549 |
| 2006 | 10 | #369 |
| 2005 | 4 | #588 |
| 2004 | 3 | #677 |
| 2003 | 4 | #559 |
| 2002 | 7 | #374 |
| 2001 | 4 | #498 |
| 2000 | 8 | #325 |
| 1999 | 8 | #295 |
| 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 (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Brigid yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Brigid | 6 | 3,185 |
In Northern Ireland
#334 in 2025 with 4 babies. Best rank #248 (2000); 40 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.