Thurber vs Thurston

Side-by-side comparison of Thurber and Thurston — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Thurber

Boy name

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Name B

Thurston

Boy name · Rank #7781

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Metric Thurber Thurston
Current Rank Unranked #7781
Total Births (all years) 5 3,501
Peak Year 1914 1918
Peak Year Births 5 73
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Thurber Thurston
1880ss — 7
1890ss — 14
1900ss — 65
1910ss 5 428
1920ss — 542
1930ss — 358
1940ss — 371
1950ss — 338
1960ss — 296
1970ss — 274
1980ss — 243
1990ss — 164
2000ss — 173
2010ss — 172
2020ss — 56

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thurber Thurston
2014 — 15
2015 — 19
2016 — 16
2017 — 11
2018 — 7
2019 — 12
2020 — 11
2021 — 13
2022 — 9
2023 — 8
2024 — 10
2025 — 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–1914.

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