Brid

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Brid: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Brid: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #131 in 1980, and it was last ranked in 2017.

2registrars recorded it
55times a registrar ranked it
54years from first to last
#131highest recorded position
12groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Brid's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Trend unknown

among girls in Northern Ireland · 1999

View as table

Northern Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1999	#344

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

Trend unknownNorthern Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2017.

In 1999: #185 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #344 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2017 · NISRA. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Brid by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Brid in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	112	6 of 10	19
1970s	319	10 of 10	32
1980sbusiest	404	10 of 10	40
1990s	235	10 of 10	24
2000s	103	10 of 10	10
2010s	51	8 of 10	6

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 40 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Brid appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #131 in Republic of Ireland in 1980.

Brid's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#344	3	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#651	5	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#581	6	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#584	6	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#894	3	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#474	9	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#612	6	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#422	11	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#582	6	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#341	14	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#373	11	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#550	5	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#424	7	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#340	9	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#333	9	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#229	16	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#254	13	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#251	13	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#185	19	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	14	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#263	14	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#227	17	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#146	31	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#168	26	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	34	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	27	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#176	25	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	28	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#162	30	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	36	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#147	36	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#162	34	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#150	38	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#181	31	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#135	52	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#138	52	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#176	37	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#131	58	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#160	41	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#184	34	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	26	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#176	34	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#170	35	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#161	42	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#207	25	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#173	32	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	23	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#175	27	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#191	23	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#189	21	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#228	11	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#185	18	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#180	19	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#171	20	High	Verified

Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1964 and 2017, ranked in 54 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #131, first reached in 1980.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 58 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1980.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1999, and 35 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Briar · #790, 24y
Briar-Rose · #2201, 12y
Bridey · #2167, 16y
Bridget · #7, 62y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Breda · #131, 49y
Emine · #132, 55y
Pauric · #132, 55y
Vivi · #127, 57y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Breda · #131, 49y
Darran · #132, 35y
Lotta · #132, 34y
Pauric · #132, 55y

Brid was ranked #131 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1980. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Brid and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Brid without appearing here.

Brid moved ahead of

Lorraine Compare
In 2014 they stood at #894 and #894 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2015 that had become #581 and #896.
Yvonne Compare
In 2014 they stood at #894 and #747 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2015 that had become #581 and #896.
Deirdre Compare
In 2013 they stood at #894 and #747 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2014 that had become #584 and #876.
Denise Compare
In 2013 they stood at #894 and #894 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2014 that had become #584 and #876.

Moved ahead of Brid

Aria Compare
In 2012 they stood at #474 and #510 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2013 that had become #894 and #246.
May Compare
In 2012 they stood at #474 and #677 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2013 that had become #894 and #424.
Bailey Compare
In 2012 they stood at #474 and #560 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2013 that had become #894 and #459.
Violet Compare
In 2012 they stood at #474 and #768 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2013 that had become #894 and #491.

Moved the opposite way to Brid

Ada Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Brid went from #171 to #651 while Ada went from #372 to #137.
Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Brid went from #171 to #651 while Aisling went from #154 to #86.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Brid went from #171 to #651 while Alexandra went from #222 to #111.
Amelia Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Brid went from #171 to #651 while Amelia went from #300 to #3.

Moved the same way as Brid

Alma Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Brid went from #171 to #651 and Alma from #327 to #579.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Brid went from #171 to #651 and Amanda from #118 to #471.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Brid went from #171 to #651 and Angela from #24 to #396.
Anita Compare
Between 1964 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Brid went from #171 to #651 and Anita from #130 to #734.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #131 in Republic of Ireland in 1980. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Brid

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Brid by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Brid at a glance

What stands out in Brid's record

Brid by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Brid appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Brid

Brid and the names beside it

Brid moved ahead of

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