How Many People Are Named Wright?
people named Wright are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 498,228 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,639 babies named Wright in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
35 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an occupational surname meaning "craftsman", ultimately from Old English wyrhta. Famous bearers of the surname were the Wright brothers (Wilbur 1867-1912 and Orville 1871-1948), the inventors of the first successful airplane, and Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), an American architect.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Wright in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wright alive today is about 36 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wright first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1915, to 35 babies. In 2025, 24 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wright has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #547, in 1899. In 2025 it ranked #4,382.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,382 |
| Best rank | #547 (1899) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,548 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wright alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wright were born in Texas than in any other state: about 11 of those alive today.
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