First Name WRIGHT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WRIGHT is ranked as the 5686th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,020.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.63 people named WRIGHT for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named WRIGHT is 574.

First Names WRIGHT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,020 +/-7.9%
  • National Rank 5,686
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 574
  • National Rank 12,690
  • Percentile Rank 86.28%
  • Proportion/100k 0.18

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WRIGHT is 74.4% White, 3.9% Hispanic origin, 18.6% Black, 0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WRIGHT have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WRIGHT is included in the following name categories:
  • English surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Originating in England surname
  • Common Norwegian surname - SSB Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WRIGHT

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.4% 63.9% 10.5%
Hispanic origin 3.9% 16.3% -12.4%
Black 18.6% 12.3% 6.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.9% -4.0%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WRIGHT is Florida where 182 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WRIGHT, as 2.5 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Vermont is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 99 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WRIGHT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 49 0.38 86.3% Indiana 27 0.42 82.1% Iowa 10 0.32 77.0% Kansas 14 0.48 68.6% Michigan 60 0.61 93.2% Minnesota 5 0.09 67.5% Missouri 13 0.44 71.4% Nebraska 7 0.35 54.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 49 0.43 87.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 18 0.31 84.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WRIGHT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 49 0.38 86.3%
Indiana 27 0.42 82.1%
Iowa 10 0.32 77.0%
Kansas 14 0.48 68.6%
Michigan 60 0.61 93.2%
Minnesota 5 0.09 67.5%
Missouri 13 0.44 71.4%
Nebraska 7 0.35 54.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 49 0.43 87.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 18 0.31 84.0%
West State Statistics First-Names WRIGHT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 59 0.88 84.9% California 142 0.37 92.8% Colorado 20 0.38 74.9% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 52.7% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 70.6% New Mexico 10 0.47 53.9% Oregon 7 0.18 53.8% Utah 41 1.41 80.7% Washington 29 0.41 85.7% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WRIGHT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 59 0.88 84.9%
California 142 0.37 92.8%
Colorado 20 0.38 74.9%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 52.7%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 70.6%
New Mexico 10 0.47 53.9%
Oregon 7 0.18 53.8%
Utah 41 1.41 80.7%
Washington 29 0.41 85.7%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WRIGHT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 72.5% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 78.9% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 52 0.58 84.1% New York 113 0.57 93.4% Pennsylvania 71 0.55 90.1% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 16 2.5 77.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WRIGHT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 72.5%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 78.9%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 52 0.58 84.1%
New York 113 0.57 93.4%
Pennsylvania 71 0.55 90.1%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 16 2.5 77.5%
South State Statistics First-Names WRIGHT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 57 1.18 88.9% Arkansas 19 0.65 75.9% Delaware 11 1.14 79.4% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 75.9% Florida 182 0.92 96.0% Georgia 165 1.63 94.5% Kentucky 71 1.62 88.5% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 34 0.57 85.8% Mississippi 13 0.44 71.4% North Carolina 70 0.71 92.8% Oklahoma 14 0.37 69.1% South Carolina 74 1.53 89.9% Tennessee 108 1.65 92.8% Texas 178 0.66 95.2% Virginia 118 1.42 92.7% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WRIGHT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 57 1.18 88.9%
Arkansas 19 0.65 75.9%
Delaware 11 1.14 79.4%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 75.9%
Florida 182 0.92 96.0%
Georgia 165 1.63 94.5%
Kentucky 71 1.62 88.5%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 34 0.57 85.8%
Mississippi 13 0.44 71.4%
North Carolina 70 0.71 92.8%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 69.1%
South Carolina 74 1.53 89.9%
Tennessee 108 1.65 92.8%
Texas 178 0.66 95.2%
Virginia 118 1.42 92.7%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with WRIGHT as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WRIGHT as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WRIGHT.

The most popular full name is WRIGHT Wilson. 3.22% of all the people named WRIGHT have this family name.

There are 274 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WRIGHT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WRIGHT Wilson 3.22%
2 WRIGHT Davis 2.53%
3 WRIGHT Ward 2.30%
4 WRIGHT Foster 1.84%
5 WRIGHT Anderson 1.38%
6 WRIGHT Dawson 1.38%
7 WRIGHT Williams 1.38%
8 WRIGHT Caldwell 1.15%
9 WRIGHT Brown 0.92%
10 WRIGHT Ford 0.92%
11 WRIGHT Gibson 0.92%
12 WRIGHT Harris 0.92%
13 WRIGHT King 0.92%
14 WRIGHT Palmer 0.92%
15 WRIGHT Rogers 0.92%
16 WRIGHT Way 0.92%
17 WRIGHT Archer 0.69%
18 WRIGHT Bailey 0.69%
19 WRIGHT Cash 0.69%
20 WRIGHT Evans 0.69%

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