Thurl vs Thurston

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

Name A

Thurl

Boy name

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Name B

Thurston

Boy name · Rank #7781

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Metric Thurl Thurston
Current Rank Unranked #7781
Total Births (all years) 295 3,501
Peak Year 1924 1918
Peak Year Births 16 73
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Thurl Thurston
1880s - 7
1890s - 14
1900s - 65
1910s 53 428
1920s 108 542
1930s 60 358
1940s 36 371
1950s 27 338
1960s 11 296
1970s - 274
1980s - 243
1990s - 164
2000s - 173
2010s - 172
2020s - 56

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thurl 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, 1912–1967.

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