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 #7744

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Metric Thurl Thurston
Current Rank Unranked #7744
Total Births (all years) 295 3,497
Peak Year 1924 1918
Peak Year Births 16 73
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Thurl Thurston
1880ss — 7
1890ss — 14
1900ss — 65
1910ss 53 428
1920ss 108 542
1930ss 60 358
1940ss 36 371
1950ss 27 338
1960ss 11 296
1970ss — 275
1980ss — 243
1990ss — 164
2000ss — 173
2010ss — 172
2020ss — 51

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

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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