Boys' name · since 1959
Dwright
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Dwright, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dwright sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Dwright recorded 29 times among boys since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1977.
- #26,053 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwright ranks #26,053 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dwright's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dwright's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dwright's full recorded timeline at 1971, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dwright popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1977
- Peak year (1961)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Dwright by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Dwright's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Dwright births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (59% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dwright: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1959–1977 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dwright draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.