Wright
Wright was the 4383rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 547th; the most babies were born in 1915 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,276 places. More babies were named Wright in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,383 boys, up 32 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191535 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,639babies recorded
Wright popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,383 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,415 | 23 |
| 2010 | #12,149 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #2,736 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,208 | 15 |
| 1950 | #1,878 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,470 | 22 |
| 1930 | #2,177 | 14 |
| 1920 | #1,693 | 22 |
| 1910 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,160 | 7 |
| 1890 | #993 | 6 |
| 1880 | #1,056 | 5 |
How popular is Wright, counting every spelling?
Wright has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Wright?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wright (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wright born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wright.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wright?
About 700 people born in the US named Wright are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 8 and 65. That makes Wright mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Wright by state
How common Wright was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wright: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wright, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wright
How popular is the name Wright?
Wright was the 4383rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 547th; the most babies were born in 1915 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,276 places. More babies were named Wright in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Wright a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wright in the US.
Where is Wright most popular?
In 2021–2025, Wright was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Texas.