Thurman

Last seen for girls in 1928 at #4,725 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to boys >99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1888 · 72 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,392
since 1880

Thurman over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Thurman has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #204, 1888boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025——
2024—#12,3495
2023—#7,28911
2022—#12,3305
2021—#8,8258
2020—#8,0679
2019—#8,2159
2018—#8,1549
2017—#9,6967
2016—#5,12418
2015—#7,06611
2014—#9,6427
2013—#8,7898
2012—#8,1589
2011—#7,50210
2010—#6,35913
2009—#7,69210
2008—#5,24917
2007—#5,66115
2006—#6,46012
2005—#4,46419
2004—#4,79317
2003—#3,83822
2002—#5,72512
2001—#3,51224
2000—#3,42324
1999—#3,03127
1998—#2,92627
1997—#2,82327
1996—#2,33234
1995—#2,50030
1994—#2,08239
1993—#1,93342
1992—#1,77847
1991—#1,89541
1990—#1,70247
1989—#2,02735
1988—#1,81537
1987—#1,56345
1986—#2,09627
1985—#1,54442
1984—#1,26553
1983—#1,17859
1982—#1,14064
1981—#1,18860
1980—#1,11166
1979—#1,07768
1978—#1,17058
1977—#98176
1976—#99869
1975—#95374
1974—#92377
1973—#1,02362
1972—#88583
1971—#84892
1970—#82695
1969—#706123
1968—#81882
1967—#74298
1966—#692115
1965—#640137
1964—#644146
1963—#704121
1962—#671134
1961—#615167
1960—#606167
1959—#613159
1958—#653139
1957—#644142
1956—#571177
1955—#559174
1954—#534184
1953—#537176
1952—#466227
1951—#447228
1950—#459208
1949—#427253
1948—#428243
1947—#431250
1946—#401255
1945—#385240
1944—#375256
1943—#355299
1942—#370272
1941—#369252
1940—#367241
1939—#356247
1938—#363235
1937—#339257
1936—#333271
1935—#339263
1934—#326274
1933—#338248
1932—#325284
1931—#326284
1930—#349262
1929—#360248
1928#4,7255#322302
1927—#322319
1926—#328306
1925—#329308
1924—#327314
1923—#308341
1922—#301358
1921—#311347
1920—#297361
1919—#282355
1918—#285359
1917—#280340
1916—#291316
1915—#276318
1914—#288241
1913—#317160
1912—#321134
1911—#32869
1910—#32657
1909—#28562
1908—#31648
1907—#36637
1906—#44325
1905—#45224
1904—#36830
1903—#61913
1902—#44022
1901—#55913
1900—#51821
1899—#45717
1898—#52316
1897—#61512
1896—#72210
1895—#49117
1894—#48017
1893—#50914
1892—#42220
1891—#45615
1890—#32229
1889—#31830
1888—#20472
1887—#46114
1886—#51213
1885—#7008
1884—#7018
1883—#7996
1882—#6918
1881—#7816
1880—#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Thurman was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2024–2025, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Thurman is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedIAIndiana: #270 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,213 boysINOhio: #337 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,213 boysOHPennsylvania: #470 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 12,724 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedNEMissouri: #328 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,669 boysMOKentucky: #139 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 877 boysKYWest Virginia: #158 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 990 boysWVVirginia: #164 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,172 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedKSArkansas: #158 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 894 boysARTennessee: #128 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 824 boysTNNorth Carolina: #147 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 876 boysNCSouth Carolina: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,383 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #158 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 884 boysOKLouisiana: #353 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,714 boysLAMississippi: #212 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,330 boysMSAlabama: #312 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,608 boysALGeorgia: #278 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,228 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedHITexas: #217 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,163 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Thurman, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#128 · 1 in 824
  2. Kentucky#139 · 1 in 877
  3. North Carolina#147 · 1 in 876
  4. Oklahoma#158 · 1 in 884
  5. Arkansas#158 · 1 in 894

Best ever in a state: #95 in West Virginia, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#128301 in 824
Kentucky#139301 in 877
North Carolina#147381 in 876
Arkansas#158201 in 894
Oklahoma#158261 in 884
West Virginia#158171 in 990
Virginia#164211 in 1,172
Mississippi#212141 in 1,330
Texas#217451 in 1,163
Indiana#27081 in 3,213
Georgia#278141 in 2,228
Alabama#312101 in 2,608
Missouri#32881 in 3,669
South Carolina#33061 in 3,383
Ohio#337101 in 5,213
Louisiana#35371 in 2,714
Pennsylvania#47071 in 12,724
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Thurman
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 257 spots in 1888 (#461 → #204)
  • Biggest drop: 231 spots in 1896 (#491 → #722)
Rise & fade · boys
8 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1888 at #204 (72 births)
  • Births halved by 1889, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 97 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,679
  • Highest: 1 in 1,679 boys born in 1888 were named Thurman (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 344,578 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 19.5% of all boys named Thurman (3,204) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s173#204 (1888)#585
1890s167#322 (1890)#500
1900s295#285 (1909)#437
1910s2,349#276 (1915)#299
1920s3,204#297 (1920)#321
1930s2,625#325 (1932)#339
1940s2,561#355 (1943)#391
1950s1,814#447 (1951)#548
1960s1,290#606 (1960)#684
1970s754#826 (1970)#968
1980s488#1,111 (1980)#1,493
1990s361#1,702 (1990)#2,300
2000s172#3,423 (2000)#5,082
2010s101#5,124 (2016)#7,871
2020s38#7,289 (2023)#9,772

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Thurman in 1921

boys
#311
347 births · 1 in 3,174 boys

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #311Thurman347
More about 1921

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 3,174 of them was named Thurman, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Thurman
  1. #308Rocco350
  2. #309Dick349
  3. #309Harrison349
  4. #311Thurman347
  5. #312Elvin346
  6. #313Cleo345
  7. #314Neal344
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1921 →