Recorded 1915–1946 Boys' name Peak 1944 22 births

Shurman — boys' name

22 babies named Shurman in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s51940s12

The verdict

22 boys have been named Shurman since 1915, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1946.

22
total births
1915–1946
years on record
1940s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Shurman was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

6 babies were named Shurman in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shurman

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Shurman between 1915 and 1946, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shurman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1946. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shurman performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shurman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shurman 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 22 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.

Shurman at a glance

Last recorded 1946

Total births

22

Since 1915

32 years of records

Peak year

1944

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1946

Active since

1915

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1946

Shurman popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1946
Peak year (1944)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 1946194419311915 5

Shurman by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 55% of Shurman's all-time total
1910s51930s51940s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shurman?
22 babies have been named Shurman since 1915. It was last recorded in 1946. The peak year was 1944 with 6 births.
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?
Shurman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 32 years of data through 1946.
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.

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, 1915–1946 (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.