Boys' name · since 1881
Furman
Furman has 2,758 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,758
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,758 boys have been named Furman since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Furman has been recorded 2,758 times among boys since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1999.
- #2,684 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,758 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Furman ranks #2,684 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,758 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,684 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,758
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Furman's 2,758 recorded births place it above 94.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Furman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Furman's full recorded timeline at 1940, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Furman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1999
- Peak year (1918)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Furman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (512 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Furman's strongest decade.
512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Furman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 51
1880s
51 births
- 1890s 58
1890s
58 births
- 1900s 101
1900s
101 births
- 1910s
1910s
371 births
- 1920s
1920s
512 births
- 1930s
1930s
457 births
- 1940s
1940s
406 births
- 1950s
1950s
346 births
- 1960s
1960s
223 births
- 1970s 119
1970s
119 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 512 births (19% of all-time use).
How Furman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Furman's total volume
Furman by state
Where Furman concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 1,227 | 44.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 324 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #5 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.2% |
1,227 of 2,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Furman's data
- Furman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (512 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Furmans (1,227 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Furman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~118 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Furman draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.