Turner

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #1,097 for boys in 2025, 195 births
Given to boys 96.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1888 · 27 births
Debut · boys
11 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,989
since 1880

Turner over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Turner has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007peak #353, 1888boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513#1,097195
2024#5,02126#1,005223
2023#5,75221#1,066203
2022#5,98420#1,180173
2021#5,74821#937241
2020#7,96913#1,002211
2019#6,69817#889246
2018#6,52118#890243
2017#7,09216#1,003202
2016#5,44524#911236
2015#8,93112#918233
2014#8,05314#938224
2013#9,03612#894233
2012#16,8695#962209
2011#10,37410#915220
2010#9,79011#1,098175
2009#15,2426#1,039184
2008—#974205
2007#11,6309#943210
2006#17,1685#1,016181
2005#14,5026#1,070155
2004#16,0995#909188
2003#12,4087#1,016155
2002#12,1877#924173
2001#12,0567#837194
2000#7,15814#899173
1999#10,3458#790194
1998#8,01611#818183
1997#9,0179#841170
1996#9,5818#832172
1995#10,5147#913147
1994#9,5868#897147
1993#13,4425#1,13898
1992#10,4797#1,14293
1991#9,3368#1,27377
1990—#1,22680
1989—#1,51654
1988—#1,55347
1987—#1,53446
1986—#1,47646
1985—#1,41648
1984—#1,55639
1983—#1,68734
1982—#1,85030
1981—#2,27022
1980—#3,83810
1979—#2,89715
1978—#3,40011
1977—#3,38611
1976—#2,70915
1975—#3,07812
1974—#2,45916
1973—#2,71613
1972—#3,3449
1971—#2,12619
1970—#2,39915
1969—#1,97718
1968—#1,73121
1967—#1,65222
1966—#1,58024
1965—#2,08415
1964—#1,65523
1963—#1,58525
1962—#1,89618
1961—#1,77821
1960—#1,58126
1959—#2,03316
1958—#1,51127
1957—#1,45729
1956—#1,36232
1955—#1,29434
1954—#1,36131
1953—#1,09145
1952—#1,37830
1951—#1,17138
1950—#1,18137
1949—#1,18536
1948—#1,07943
1947—#1,14840
1946—#1,35527
1945—#1,03938
1944—#1,05539
1943—#1,18733
1942—#1,13936
1941—#1,53220
1940—#1,20831
1939—#91646
1938—#1,33725
1937—#1,14833
1936—#1,22529
1935—#1,19431
1934—#1,00741
1933—#98042
1932—#1,12636
1931—#1,07839
1930—#92852
1929—#96049
1928—#1,04144
1927—#1,02846
1926—#90255
1925—#85860
1924—#1,04546
1923—#93054
1922—#76575
1921#4,0237#78074
1920—#82666
1919—#85959
1918—#69282
1917—#76168
1916—#73468
1915—#71568
1914—#77047
1913—#78936
1912—#73534
1911—#62424
1910—#52429
1909—#53024
1908—#71214
1907—#55919
1906—#54718
1905—#43025
1904—#64713
1903—#65612
1902—#42623
1901—#53614
1900—#57818
1899—#48116
1898—#54315
1897—#51515
1896—#41722
1895—#57913
1894—#41221
1893—#40120
1892—#52515
1891—#56411
1890—#43417
1889—#43418
1888—#35327
1887—#48813
1886—#47015
1885—#52113
1884—#61310
1883—#55611
1882—#43717
1881—#39518
1880—#57111
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Turner was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1972–1973, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.

Where Turner is popular in 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #702 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,078 boysMNIllinois: #1,381 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 15,451 boysILWisconsin: #710 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,975 boysWIMichigan: #1,063 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,684 boysMINew York: #1,790 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 22,154 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedIAIndiana: #689 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,597 boysINOhio: #906 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,394 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,619 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 26,148 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedCONebraska: #319 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,523 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedWVVirginia: #836 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,385 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedNMKansas: #468 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,865 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedARTennessee: #432 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,759 boysTNNorth Carolina: #698 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,618 boysNCSouth Carolina: #422 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,296 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #628 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,356 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedLAMississippi: #579 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,291 boysMSAlabama: #404 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,279 boysALGeorgia: #588 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,943 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Turner, so not publishedHITexas: #1,097 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 12,690 boysTXFlorida: #1,302 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,883 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#319 · 1 in 1,523
  2. Alabama#404 · 1 in 2,279
  3. South Carolina#422 · 1 in 2,296
  4. Tennessee#432 · 1 in 2,759
  5. Kansas#468 · 1 in 2,865

Best ever in a state: #164 in Mississippi, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#31971 in 1,523
Alabama#404111 in 2,279
South Carolina#422101 in 2,296
Tennessee#432141 in 2,759
Kansas#46861 in 2,865
Mississippi#57951 in 3,291
Georgia#588161 in 3,943
Oklahoma#62851 in 4,356
Indiana#68971 in 5,597
North Carolina#698101 in 5,618
Minnesota#70251 in 6,078
Wisconsin#71051 in 5,975
Virginia#83661 in 7,385
Ohio#90671 in 9,394
Michigan#1,06351 in 10,684
Texas#1,097151 in 12,690
Florida#1,30271 in 14,883
Illinois#1,38151 in 15,451
California#1,619101 in 26,148
New York#1,79051 in 22,154
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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 Turner
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 92 spots since 2024 (#1,005 → #1,097)
  • 95 spots since 2020 (#1,002 → #1,097)
  • 179 spots since 2015 (#918 → #1,097)
  • Biggest jump: 421 spots in 1939 (#1,337 → #916)
  • Biggest drop: 292 spots in 1940 (#916 → #1,208)
Rise & fade · boys
8 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1888 at #353 (27 births)
  • Births halved by 1891, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1880–1923
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,476
  • Highest: 1 in 4,476 boys born in 1888 were named Turner (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,759 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 22.2% of all boys named Turner (2,221) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s153#353 (1888)#484
1890s165#401 (1893)#487
1900s180#426 (1902)#562
1910s515#524 (1910)#720
1920s569#765 (1922)#914
1930s374#916 (1939)#1,094
1940s343#1,039 (1945)#1,193
1950s319#1,091 (1953)#1,384
1960s213#1,580 (1966)#1,752
1970s136#2,126 (1971)#2,851
1980s376#1,416 (1985)#1,870
1990s1,361#790 (1999)#987
2000s1,818#837 (2001)#963
2010s2,221#889 (2019)#942
2020s1,246#937 (2021)#1,048

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.

Turner in 2007

girls
#11,630
9 births · 1 in 213,624 girls
boys
#943
210 births · 1 in 9,883 boys

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #11,630Turner9

Top boys' names in 2007

  1. #1Jacob24,310
  2. #2Michael22,027
  3. #3Ethan21,041
  4. #4Joshua20,669
  5. #5Daniel20,268
  6. #6Christopher20,030
  7. #7Anthony19,639
  8. #8William18,898
  9. #9Matthew18,756
  10. #10Andrew18,461
  11. #943Turner210
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 213,624 of them was named Turner, which outranked 43.5% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Turner
  1. #10,818Zurisaday10
  2. #10,818Zuzu10
  3. #10,818Zynasia10
  4. #11,630Turner9
  5. #11,630Aalliyah9
  6. #11,630Aariyanna9
  7. #11,630Aasiya9
  8. #12,676Aalijah8
  9. #12,676Aayliah8
  10. #12,676Abbee8

Tied with 1,045 names at #11,630; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

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

boys

2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 9,883 of them was named Turner, which outranked 93.4% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Turner
  1. #940Case211
  2. #940Garret211
  3. #940Kelton211
  4. #943Turner210
  5. #943Ethen210
  6. #943Raiden210
  7. #946Jayvon209
  8. #946Nestor209
  9. #946Shamar209

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,623Nery#3,524 → #901
  2. ↑ 813Dereon#1,738 → #925
  3. ↑ 572Kingston#926 → #354
  4. ↑ 411Kellan#1,294 → #883
  5. ↑ 410Kelan#1,387 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 503Imanol#985 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 373Bode#856 → #1,229
  3. ↓ 344Jordy#680 → #1,024
  4. ↓ 265Koen#859 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 261Korey#985 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 2007 →