Boys' name · since 1892
Gurley
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Gurley, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
84 boys have been named Gurley since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurley has been recorded 84 times among boys since 1892, 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 1892 to 1954.
- #18,548 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 84 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gurley ranks #18,548 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gurley's 84 recorded births place it above 59.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gurley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gurley's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gurley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1954
- Peak year (1915)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Gurley by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 43% of the file).
1920s was Gurley's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Gurley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Gurley's decade-level peak was the 1920s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gurley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1892–1954 (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 Gurley 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.