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Bright

Boy

Meaning of Bright: English: 'shining, clear'

Bright is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3829th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3829

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

449

First recorded 1917 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 7 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 8 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 10 babies2016: 8 babies2017: 25 babies2018: 27 babies2019: 29 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 25 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 27 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Bright per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 29.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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