Boys' name · since 1915

Shurman

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Shurman, peaking in 1944. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,389 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1915
1940s
peak decade

22 boys have been named Shurman since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shurman has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1946.

  • #28,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1915
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shurman ranks #28,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.

#28,389 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1915
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Shurman's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Shurman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Shurman's full recorded timeline at 1944, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1944 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Shurman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1946

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1944)
6
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 1915193119441946 6

Shurman by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).

1940s was Shurman's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Shurman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shurman? ▼
Shurman has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,389 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1946. 6 babies were born in 1944, its single highest year.
Where does Shurman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shurman ranks #28,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shurman most popular? ▼
Shurman was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Shurman been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Shurman since 1915 -- 32 years through the most recent 1946 data.
What names are similar to Shurman? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shulem, Shun, Shubh, Shuaib, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Shurman

Nearby Names Like Shurman

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shurman

Shulem Boy
#1945 1,584 births
Shun Boy
909 births
Shubh Boy
#4815 418 births
Shuaib Boy
#6228 333 births
Shubham Boy
#10098 310 births

Compare Shurman side by side: Shurman vs Shulem Shurman vs Shun Shurman vs Shubh

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Bun
22 births · Peak 1927
Romanus
22 births · Peak 1922
Tobbie
22 births · Peak 1969
Orlean
22 births · Peak 1928
Eulus
22 births · Peak 1913
Flavel
22 births · Peak 1913
Guster
22 births · Peak 1929
Hickman
22 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shurman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1946 (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 Shurman 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.