Bridger

Popularity Trends

The name Bridger is the #3,443 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 6,224 recorded births since 1974. This represents the 55.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 55.5% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,500 (67.3% percentile) for all time with 6,168 births since 1974. For girls, it ranks #5,660 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 56 births since 2015.

Bridger first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1974 (1974 for boys and 2015 for girls). Birth data for Bridger is available in 48 out of the 50 years between 1974 and 2023 (48 years for boys and 7 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Bridger has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.1% of all recorded births being male.

For boys, Bridger reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 35.6% percentile (ranked #599) with 191 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 191 births per million (ranked 35.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2015, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Bridger is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #591 (35.2% percentile) with 189 births per million.

For girls, Bridger reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #950) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Bridger ranks #941 for girls (0.6% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 86.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Bridger".

1974 2023 19742023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

2015

Peak Percentile

0.8%

Current Percentile

0.6%

Peak Rank

#950

Current Rank

#941

Female statistics

Total Births

6,168

Peak Births

357

Peak Year

2021

First Recorded

1974

Peak Percentile

35.6%

Current Percentile

35.2%

Peak Rank

#599

Current Rank

#591

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Bridger", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Bridger.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Bridger's popularity from 1971 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Bridger at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Bridger range from Keziah at 99.0% correlation to Syrus at 98.3% correlation, with an average correlation level of 98.5%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Armani with 25.0K births (56% boys) and the least popular is Mouhamed with 801 births (100% boys).

Bridger's share of births peaked at 195.6 births per million in 2021 (7.3 for girls in 2022 and 190.5 for boys in 2021). It reached its lowest point of 3.1 births per million (2% of peak) in 1974. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Bridger had 195.2 births per million, 100% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Keziah

4,374

98.98% (very strong)

Armani

25k

98.65% (very strong)

Raine

3,515

98.58% (very strong)

Saige

11.8k

98.53% (very strong)

Mouhamed

801

98.47% (very strong)

Jamir

8,290

98.47% (very strong)

Ayah

4,231

98.45% (very strong)

Divine

3,949

98.42% (very strong)

Jacari

2,705

98.36% (very strong)

Noor

8,437

98.34% (very strong)

Rain

4,258

98.33% (very strong)

Syrus

1,892

98.32% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Bridger

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Bridger. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 87.5% confident that Bridger is pronounced as BRIH-jer, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is BREE-jer, at 12.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.

BRIH-jer

87.5%

BREE-jer

12.5%

BRIH-jer (2 syllables)

Verified

87.5% confidence

B R IH1 JH ER0

BREE-jer (2 syllables)

12.5% confidence

B R IY1 JH ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like B R IH1 JH ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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