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Bridger

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Bridger is ranked 785th among boys in 2024 (319 births). Its best rank was 723rd, in 2021.

Rank in 2024
#785down 35 from 2023
Births in 2024
3190.02% of boys
Peak year
2021357 births
Best rank
#723in 2021
Since 1974
6,490people given the name
Babies named Bridger, by year of birthboys
012525037550018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

6,490 boys have been named Bridger in the United States since 1974, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 357 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2012, and the 2010s alone account for 34%. It has spent 19 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
#1#250#500#750#100018801900192019401960198020002020

By decade

Decadeboys named Bridger
1970s40
1980s153
1990s720
2000s1,729
2010s2,237
2020s1,611

In 2021, its biggest year

Bridger was the 723rd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.

Names that rose and fell with Bridger

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.