Is Wright a boy or girl name?

Wright is a boy’s name. Of the 1,639 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Wright

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Wright was most popular in 1915, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,167 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,639 people named Wright.

Wright over time

Births per year. The dot marks Wright’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Wright a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Wright is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,639 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org