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How popular is the name Biddy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Biddies are alive today.
Biddy (female) is a shortened form of the name Bridget. Biddy itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2022; most Biddies are registered as Bridget, which ranked 845th in 2025 with 42 babies.
Most people called Biddy are registered as Bridget, and share that name's profile: the Bridget you are most likely to meet is around 79 years old. Half of all Bridgets born in England and Wales are between 50 and 79, and there are at least 15,000 of them alive today. Only some Bridgets go by Biddy.
How many babies are named Biddy or Bridget each year?
Combined registrations of Bridget, Biddy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Bridget rank as a registered name?
Where does Biddy rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Biddy short for Bridget?
Yes - Biddy is a shortened form of Bridget. Biddies are usually registered as Bridget at birth.
When was the name Biddy most popular?
The full name Bridget peaked in 1914, when around 570 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Biddy itself peaked as a registered name in 2009, with 3 babies.
How many people are called Biddy?
There's no official count of people who go by Biddy, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 15,000 people registered as Bridget born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Biddy.
How old is the typical Biddy?
Most people called Biddy are registered as Bridget. Most living Bridgets are between 50 and 79; the most common age is about 79.
Is Biddy becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1914 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.