How Many People Are Named Bright?
An estimated 395 people in the United States have the first name Bright. It is predominantly male (91.5%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Bright peaked in popularity in 2019 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bright as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bright paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
395
About 1 in 867,733 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.5% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
29 births
Total Registered
422
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bright
Bright is predominantly male (91.5%), though 36 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bright as a male name
Ranked #3,987 in 2024
27 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (27 births)
Bright as a female name
Ranked #12,469 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 2021 (9 births)
Bright: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bright span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 171 babies were registered. While Bright is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bright by Decade
How has Bright tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bright + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bright as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bright
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bright: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bright?
We estimate approximately 395 people named Bright are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 867,733 Americans share this first name.
Is Bright a common name?
Bright is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 422 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bright most popular?
Bright reached peak popularity in 2019, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bright is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bright a male name?
Bright is predominantly male. 91.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bright Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bright Smith, Bright Johnson, Bright Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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