Bright*
#7,755 most common boys' name of all time · #19,497 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1917–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#7,755
Rank overall
#19,497 of 105,966
First appeared
1917
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
449
Since 2016
248
Peak year
2019 #4,246
Best rank
#3,475 1924
Girls
Boys
peak 29/yr
Bright first appears in 1917. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 20 | 27 | #4,888 |
| 2024 | — | 27 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 2023 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,357 |
| 2022 | 7 | 18 | 25 | #5,248 |
| 2021 | 9 | 18 | 27 | #5,145 |
| 2020 | 5 | 24 | 29 | #4,156 |
| 2019 | 5 | 24 | 29 | #4,246 |
| 2018 | 5 | 22 | 27 | #4,490 |
| 2017 | — | 25 | 25 | #4,129 |
| 2016 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2015 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,576 |
| 2014 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,912 |
| 2012 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,099 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13 | 18 | #6,299 |
| 2010 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,790 |
| 2009 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,086 |
| 2008 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,246 |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,015 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,712 |
| 2005 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,183 |
| 2003 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,955 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,459 |
| 1999 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,850 |
| 1997 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,723 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,182 |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,115 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,922 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,135 |
| 1932 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,136 |
| 1924 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,475 |
| 1920 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,731 |
| 1917 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,897 |