Boys' name · since 1880
Spurgeon
1,451 babies named Spurgeon in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,451
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Spurgeon currently ranks #12030 among boys' names in America, with 1,451 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Spurgeon has been recorded 1,451 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #12030 nationally and more common than 14% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #4,051 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,030 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,451 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Spurgeon ranks #4,051 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,030 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,451 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #4,051 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,451
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Spurgeon's 1,451 recorded births place it above 91.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Spurgeon compares
1,451 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Spurgeon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Spurgeon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,451 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Spurgeon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Spurgeon's full recorded timeline at 1941, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Spurgeon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Spurgeon by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (304 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Spurgeon's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Spurgeon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 67
1890s
67 births
- 1900s 46
1900s
46 births
- 1910s
1910s
304 births
- 1920s
1920s
303 births
- 1930s
1930s
176 births
- 1940s
1940s
168 births
- 1950s
1950s
135 births
- 1960s 76
1960s
76 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 304 births (21% of all-time use).
How Spurgeon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Spurgeon's total volume
Spurgeon by state
Where Spurgeon concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 145 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
145 of 1,451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Spurgeon's data
- Spurgeon's decade-level peak was the 1910s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Spurgeons (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Spurgeon
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Spurgeon
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Spurgeon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Spurgeon 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.