Recorded 1969–1973 Boys' name Peak 1972 27 births

Furnell — boys' name

27 babies named Furnell in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s21
1970s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Furnell was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Furnell in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Furnell

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Furnell between 1969 and 1973, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Furnell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Furnell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Furnell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Furnell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Furnell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Furnell at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

27

Since 1969

5 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1969

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1973

Furnell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1969

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
45678910 1973197219711969 6

Furnell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
21 births that decade — 78% of Furnell's all-time total
1960s61970s21

Furnell by state

Where Furnell concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Furnell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
25 92.6%
Louisiana share of Furnell's total US births 92.6%

25 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Furnell?
27 babies have been named Furnell since 1969. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Furnell most popular?
Furnell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Furnell most popular?
The top states for the name Furnell are Louisiana (25 births).
How long has the name Furnell been used?
Furnell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 5 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Furnell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Furman, Furious, Furkan, Furqan, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.