Wright is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1915 and remains in steady use.
Wright is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,383 for boy births in the United States (and #9,356 across all names), given to 24 babies. Wright was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1915 (35 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #4,383 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | #4,317 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | #3,986 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,764 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,415 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #5,795 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #6,023 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | #3,770 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,330 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #6,659 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #9,592 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #6,586 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #5,709 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,476 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #12,149 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #7,212 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #9,833 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,972 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,508 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,558 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,981 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,913 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,350 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #6,664 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #8,209 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,884 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,463 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,442 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,767 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #6,296 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #6,215 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,372 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #6,248 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,574 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #6,317 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #3,688 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #3,340 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #2,736 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,928 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #3,553 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #3,241 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #3,045 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #2,668 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,847 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #3,350 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #2,208 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #2,818 |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #2,433 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #2,444 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #3,139 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | #2,872 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #2,245 |
| 1950 | 17 | — | #1,878 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | #1,753 |
| 1948 | 12 | — | #2,325 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | #1,914 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #2,686 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 15 | — | #1,889 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #1,909 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #2,520 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | #1,995 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | #1,470 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | #2,048 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,322 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,172 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | #1,963 |
| 1935 | 17 | — | #1,754 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | #2,019 |
| 1933 | 18 | — | #1,706 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #1,992 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | #1,457 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | #2,177 |
| 1929 | 16 | — | #2,001 |
| 1928 | 24 | — | #1,568 |
| 1927 | 25 | — | #1,560 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | #2,184 |
| 1925 | 28 | — | #1,423 |
| 1924 | 27 | — | #1,491 |
| 1923 | 29 | — | #1,384 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | #1,590 |
| 1921 | 30 | — | #1,389 |
| 1920 | 22 | — | #1,693 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | #1,384 |
| 1918 | 18 | — | #1,902 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | #1,478 |
| 1916 | 28 | — | #1,300 |
| 1915 | 35 | — | #1,099 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | #1,100 |
| 1913 | 18 | — | #1,253 |
| 1912 | 21 | — | #1,022 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | #1,036 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,117 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #839 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,369 |
| 1907 | 12 | — | #814 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,063 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | #1,007 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,317 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | #857 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,160 |
| 1899 | 14 | — | #547 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | #883 |
| 1897 | 10 | — | #723 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,263 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | #856 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #704 |
| 1892 | 13 | — | #596 |
| 1891 | 10 | — | #634 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #993 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #973 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #814 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #919 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | #1,108 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | #698 |
| 1884 | 8 | — | #763 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | #642 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #996 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #1,056 |