Bridger
From the word “bridge”*
Boy’s name · from a surname
What Bridger means
From the word “bridge”
From bridge + -er.
Source: Wiktionary, “Bridger” (revision 81153738), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.
How popular is Bridger?
▲ 89 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #1023 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 383 boys got the name (#701 that year). First in the US records in 1974.
How common
- About 1 in 4,460 baby boys in the US in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in WY (7.34 per 1,000 boys), MT (2.66 per 1,000 boys), UT (2.34 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Bridger is #701 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #701 | 383 | 1 in 4,460 | #1023 |
| England & Wales | – | – | – | – |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 98.7% of US babies named Bridger were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 5 | 383 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| US all years since 1880 | 72 | 6,873 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 0 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
If you like Bridger
Boys
- Crew#256“weir”*
- Layne#662Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #662 vs #1,798 in 2025
- Zayne#473Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1982, with 6 babies
- Jax#342Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 5 babies
- Cooper#27Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025
- Finnegan#526“descendant of Fionnagán”*
For a sister
- Brynlee#243Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 5 babies
- Saylor#217“dancer, acrobat”*
- Parker#106From a surname for “a gamekeeper”*
- Tatum#189Editor’s note Used for both: 49% of US babies named Tatum in 2025 were girls
- Karsyn#718Editor’s note Used for both: 70% of US babies named Karsyn in 2025 were girls
- Emerson#122Editor’s note Used for both: 62% of US babies named Emerson in 2025 were girls
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Bridger’s. Rank is US 2025.
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