Wright
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning maker or builder; one who constructs.
Babies a year
29
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Wright by the numbers
Wright was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 35 babies in 1915, making it a 1910s name.
Sounds like Wright
Names that are said the same way as Wright, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ryett16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Wright, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Graysonson of the steward8,767 in the US (2017)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wright
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