Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wright

#3,539 most common boys' name of all time · #8,635 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,539
Rank overall
#8,635 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
126 of 146
All-time
1,639
Since 2016
215
Peak year
1915 #1,086
Best rank
#540 1899
Girls Boys peak 35/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wright is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 24 24 #4,256
2024 — 25 25 #4,207
2023 — 25 25 #4,228
2022 — 28 28 #3,885
2021 — 16 16 #5,576
2020 — 23 23 #4,280
2019 — 16 16 #5,564
2018 — 15 15 #5,777
2017 — 29 29 #3,681
2016 — 14 14 #6,060
2015 — 13 13 #6,334
2014 — 8 8 #8,799
2013 — 13 13 #6,250
2012 — 16 16 #5,487
2011 — 11 11 #7,014
2010 — 6 6 #10,800
2009 — 12 12 #6,823
2008 — 8 8 #9,034
2006 — 10 10 #7,450
2001 — 9 9 #6,956
1999 — 5 5 #9,942
1996 — 6 6 #7,998
1995 — 10 10 #5,518
1994 — 9 9 #5,889
1992 — 8 8 #6,157
1991 — 6 6 #7,297
1989 — 6 6 #6,986
1988 — 5 5 #7,314
1987 — 8 8 #4,993
1985 — 7 7 #5,182
1984 — 6 6 #5,599
1983 — 6 6 #5,529
1982 — 6 6 #5,651
1981 — 6 6 #5,508
1976 — 6 6 #4,971
1975 — 5 5 #5,507
1973 — 9 9 #3,458
1972 — 10 10 #3,170
1970 — 13 13 #2,635
1969 — 7 7 #3,621
1968 — 9 9 #2,925
1967 — 7 7 #3,261
1966 — 11 11 #2,487
1965 — 8 8 #3,015
1964 — 9 9 #2,879
1963 — 11 11 #2,560
1962 — 10 10 #2,701
1961 — 8 8 #3,115
1960 — 15 15 #2,135
1959 — 10 10 #2,679
1958 — 12 12 #2,391
1957 — 10 10 #2,656
1956 — 12 12 #2,377
1955 — 12 12 #2,323
1954 — 12 12 #2,334
1953 — 8 8 #2,926
1952 — 9 9 #2,702
1951 — 13 13 #2,150
1950 — 17 17 #1,828
1949 — 19 19 #1,719
1948 — 12 12 #2,237
1947 — 17 17 #1,859
1946 — 9 9 #2,555
1945 — 10 10 #2,268
1944 — 15 15 #1,824
1943 — 16 16 #1,851
1942 — 10 10 #2,412
1941 — 14 14 #1,916
1940 — 22 22 #1,444
1939 — 13 13 #1,976
1938 — 11 11 #2,207
1937 — 7 7 #2,950
1936 — 14 14 #1,895
1935 — 17 17 #1,723
1934 — 14 14 #1,955
1933 — 18 18 #1,654
1932 — 15 15 #1,939
1931 — 24 24 #1,438
1930 — 14 14 #2,100
1929 — 16 16 #1,954
1928 — 24 24 #1,533
1927 — 25 25 #1,525
1926 — 15 15 #2,092
1925 — 28 28 #1,396
1924 — 27 27 #1,466
1923 — 29 29 #1,366
1922 — 24 24 #1,556
1921 — 30 30 #1,368
1920 — 22 22 #1,650
1919 — 28 28 #1,359
1918 — 18 18 #1,842
1917 — 24 24 #1,449
1916 — 28 28 #1,275
1915 — 35 35 #1,086
1914 — 28 28 #1,079
1913 — 18 18 #1,219
1912 — 21 21 #1,007
1911 — 12 12 #1,008
1910 — 10 10 #1,077
1909 — 13 13 #824
1908 — 6 6 #1,258
1907 — 12 12 #802
1905 — 7 7 #1,038
1904 — 7 7 #1,007
1903 — 7 7 #966
1902 — 5 5 #1,197
1901 — 8 8 #818
1900 — 7 7 #1,087
1899 — 14 14 #540
1898 — 8 8 #852
1897 — 10 10 #714
1896 — 5 5 #1,167
1894 — 8 8 #833
1893 — 10 10 #692
1892 — 13 13 #592
1891 — 10 10 #625
1890 — 6 6 #938
1889 — 6 6 #921
1888 — 8 8 #793
1887 — 6 6 #885
1886 — 5 5 #1,027
1885 — 9 9 #685
1884 — 8 8 #746
1883 — 10 10 #640
1881 — 5 5 #926
1880 — 5 5 #1,056