How Many People Are Named Wright?
An estimated 710 people in the United States have the first name Wright. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Wright peaked in popularity in 1915 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wright 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 Wright paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
710
About 1 in 482,753 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1915
35 births
Total Registered
1,615
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wright
Wright is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,615 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wright as a male name
Ranked #4,301 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (35 births)
Wright: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wright span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 240 babies were registered. While Wright is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wright by Decade
How has Wright 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.
Wright by State
Birth registrations for Wright span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Tennessee, New York, California. On average, about 11 Wrights were registered per state.
Wright + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wright as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wright
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wright: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wright?
We estimate approximately 710 people named Wright 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 482,753 Americans share this first name.
Is Wright a common name?
Wright is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,615 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wright most popular?
Wright reached peak popularity in 1915, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wright is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wright a male name?
Wright is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wright Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wright Smith, Wright Johnson, Wright 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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