Boys' name · since 1969
Furnell
Furnell has 27 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Furnell since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Furnell has been recorded 27 times among boys since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1973.
- #26,645 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Furnell ranks #26,645 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Furnell's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Furnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Furnell's full recorded timeline at 1972, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Furnell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1973
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Furnell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 78% of the file).
1970s was Furnell's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Furnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (78% of all-time use).
Furnell by state
Where Furnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 25 | 92.6% |
25 of 27 births nationwide.
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- Louisiana records the most Furnells (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Furnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1969–1973 (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 Furnell 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.