Boys' name · since 1880

Wright

Wright has 1,639 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,735 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,254 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,639
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade

Wright currently ranks #4254 among boys' names in America, with 1,639 babies recorded since 1880.

Wright has 1,639 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4254 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #3,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,254 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,639 born since 1880
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wright ranks #3,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,254 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,639 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.

#3,735 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,254 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,639
born since 1880
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%69.4%
Wright vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Wright's 1,639 recorded births place it above 91.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Wright compares

1,639 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Wright's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Wright Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,639 369 358,536
Peak-year births 35 34 22,252

Wright's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Wright's full recorded timeline at 1946, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Wright popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1915)
35
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
010203040 188018981915193119471963198520122025 24

Wright by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (240 births, 15% of the file).

1920s was Wright's strongest decade.

240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Wright births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 240 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Wright compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wright's total volume

Wright vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40%50% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -37, 6%-133, 2%-146, 2%-78, 2.7%-127, 2.6%-51, 5.4%-30, 5.8%-43, 5.3%-124, 2.1%-105, 10.9%-46, 6.6%-52, 4.6%-24, 43.7%-49, 8.4%-56, 10.1%Wright-146, 2.1%Wright
Wright vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Wright by state

Where Wright concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Wright
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
31 1.9%
#2 North Carolina
17 1.0%
#3 Georgia
10 0.6%
#4 California
5 0.3%
#5 New York
5 0.3%
#6 Tennessee
5 0.3%
Texas share of Wright's total US births 1.9%
Even split

31 of 1,639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wright? ▼
Wright has been given to 1,639 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,735 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #4,254 of 13,930. 35 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Wright sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wright ranks #3,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,254 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wright most popular? ▼
Wright was most popular in the 1920s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Wright most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Wright are Texas (31 births), North Carolina (17 births), Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Wright been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wright since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Wright? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wrigley, Wriley, Wriggs. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Wright's data

  • Wright's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (240 total births) through the 2020s (141) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Wrights (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wright

Nearby Names Like Wright

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wright

Wrigley Boy
#2795 613 births
Wriley Boy
17 births
Wriggs Boy
#11786 17 births

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Wellington #4251
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Harlin #4257
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Denny #4258
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wright: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Wright 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.