Thurman vs Thurston

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

Name A

Thurman

Boy name · Rank #12361

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Name B

Thurston

Boy name · Rank #7781

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Metric Thurman Thurston
Current Rank #12361 #7781
Total Births (all years) 16,392 3,501
Peak Year 1920 1918
Peak Year Births 361 73
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Thurman Thurston
1880s 173 7
1890s 167 14
1900s 295 65
1910s 2,349 428
1920s 3,204 542
1930s 2,625 358
1940s 2,561 371
1950s 1,814 338
1960s 1,290 296
1970s 754 274
1980s 488 243
1990s 361 164
2000s 172 173
2010s 101 172
2020s 38 56

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Thurman Thurston
2014 7 15
2015 11 19
2016 18 16
2017 7 11
2018 9 7
2019 9 12
2020 9 11
2021 8 13
2022 5 9
2023 11 8
2024 5 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, 1880–2024.

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