Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Bright

Meaning Bright is a given name Gender Unisex · 10% girls Rank 2025 #4,884 Trend → Stable

Bright is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:

Rank 2025
#4,884
among boys · ↓884 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
27
named Bright
How common
1 in 85,404
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
29 babies
All-time total
449
#8,938 all-time among boys
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Bright popularity over time

449 babies have been named Bright since 1917, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 6 6 1 – #3,604
1920s – 13 13 1 +117% #3,300
1930s – 5 5 1 -62% #3,841
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 5 5 1 – #8,047
1990s – 31 31 3 +520% #6,689
2000s – 59 59 6 +90% #7,188
2010s 15 156 171 17 +190% #4,120
2020s (to 2025) 28 131 159 27 +55% #4,000

Where Bright is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 20 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 20 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Bright

Bright is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,884 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 449 American babies have been named Bright, about 90% boys and 10% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 29 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bright stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bright?

The median living Bright is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 400 people named Bright are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bright year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,136 20 #4,884
2024 – – 27 #4,000
2023 – – 24 #4,362
2022 7 #12,475 18 #5,245
2021 9 #10,436 18 #5,144
2020 5 #15,530 24 #4,158
2019 5 #15,962 24 #4,242
2018 5 #16,117 22 #4,497
2017 – – 25 #4,120
2016 – – 8 #8,961
2015 – – 10 #7,571
2014 – – 20 #4,720
2013 – – 8 #8,918
2012 – – 11 #7,135
2011 5 #17,222 13 #6,304
2010 – – 15 #5,775
2009 – – 8 #9,097
2008 – – 11 #7,265
2007 – – 8 #9,033
2006 – – 7 #9,713
2005 – – 10 #7,188
2004 – – – –
2003 – – 8 #7,945
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 7 #8,442
2000 – – – –
1995 – – 7 #7,083
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,374
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bright, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bright?

The median living Bright is about 7 years old. Half of all living Brights are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Bright are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Bright are alive in the United States, based on 449 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bright mean?

Bright is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:

How popular is the name Bright in 2025?

Bright ranked #4,884 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bright?

449 babies have been named Bright in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bright most popular?

Bright peaked in 2019, when 29 newborns received the name.

Is Bright a boy or girl name?

Bright is used for both: about 10% of babies named Bright have been girls and 90% boys.

Is the name Bright rising or falling?

Bright is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bright become more popular?

Bright looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 boys named Bright in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Bright

Names that sound and feel close to Bright: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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