How Many People Are Named Steven Wright?

There are approximately 1,630 people named Steven Wright living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 210,279 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Steven with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wright. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1,630

1 in 210,279 Americans

Combination Rarity

Common

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

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Steven

Est. Living 1,099,351

Last Name

Wright

Steven: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Steven. The peak year was 1956 with 38,488 births. The average person named Steven today is 53 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Steven

In the 2020 Census, the first name Steven was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.94%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.35%) and Black (5.19%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Steven in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Steven rose or fell over time.

White

80.94%

Black

5.19%

Hispanic

8.35%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.52%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.55%

Two or More Races

2.45%

Ancestry of the Wright Surname

The surname Wright was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Wright in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

63.06%

Black

27.50%

Hispanic

3.35%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.66%

Two or More Races

4.77%

How we calculated this

The first name "Steven" has an estimated frequency of 0.321% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Wright" appears at a rate of 148.28 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Steven are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1,630 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Steven

Steven Smith Steven Johnson Steven Williams Steven Brown Steven Jones Steven Garcia Steven Miller Steven Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Wright

Michael Wright James Wright John Wright David Wright Robert Wright William Wright Richard Wright

Steven Wright: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Steven Wright?

We estimate approximately 1,630 people named Steven Wright are alive in the United States today. The first name Steven is shared by 1,099,351 Americans, and the surname Wright is shared by 508,240.

How rare is the name Steven Wright?

This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 210,279 Americans. The first name Steven is very common and the surname Wright is very common.

Is Steven a male or female name?

Steven is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1956 and the average bearer today is 53 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Steven?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Steven was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (80.94%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (8.35%) and Black (5.19%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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