Brighid

femaleStatistical record

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

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

1registrar recorded it
9times a registrar ranked it
19years from first to last
#274highest recorded position
2groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1982

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#274
1965	#385
1967	#393
1970	#447
1973	#508
1974	#428
1975	#406
1981	#533
1982	#523

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 9 of the 19 years from 1964 to 1982.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1982 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–1982
Highest recorded position: #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1982).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1982
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1982.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Brighid 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 Brighid in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	12	3 of 10	4
1970s	15	4 of 10	4
1980s	6	2 of 10	3

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Brighid appears in

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

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1982. Highest recorded position: #274 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Brighid'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
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#533	3	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#406	5	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#428	4	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#508	3	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#447	3	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#385	3	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#274	6	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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Brighid was ranked #274 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1964. 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.

Brighid 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 Brighid without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Brighid

Tara Compare
In 1966 they stood at #274 and #327 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1967 that had become #393 and #221.
Marianne Compare
In 1964 they stood at #274 and #300 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1965 that had become #385 and #238.
Rhonda Compare
In 1966 they stood at #274 and #327 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1967 that had become #393 and #268.
Amelia Compare
In 1981 they stood at #406 and #455 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #399.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1982. Highest recorded position: #274 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Brighid

Brighid at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Brighid by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Brighid appears in

Popularity data

Names published alongside Brighid

Brighid and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Brighid

Brighid at a glance

Brighid by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Brighid appears in

Names published alongside Brighid

Brighid and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Brighid