US rank #12321 Boys' name Peak 1918 1,445 births

Spurgeon — #12321 US boys' name

1,445 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.

1880s251890s671900s461910s3041920s3031930s1761940s1671950s1351960s761970s631980s161990s122000s52010s182020s32
#12321
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 13% of names given to boys today.

1910s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Spurgeon was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

45 babies were named Spurgeon in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Spurgeon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,445 babies named Spurgeon between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Spurgeon currently holds the #12321 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Spurgeon performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 304 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Spurgeon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 145 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Spurgeon in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Spurgeon 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 1,445 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.

Spurgeon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,445

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1918

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#12,321

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Spurgeon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
45
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
01020304050 202419791963195019371924191118941880 5

Spurgeon by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
304 births that decade — 21% of Spurgeon's all-time total
1880s251890s671900s461910s3041920s3031930s1761940s1671950s1351960s761970s631980s161990s122000s52010s182020s32

Spurgeon by state

Where Spurgeon concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Spurgeon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
145 10.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
34 2.4%
#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%
North Carolina share of Spurgeon's total US births 10.0%
Even split

145 of 1,445 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Spurgeon?
1,445 babies have been named Spurgeon since 1880. It currently ranks #12321 among boys. The peak year was 1918 with 45 births.
When was Spurgeon most popular?
Spurgeon was most popular in the 1910s decade with 304 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Spurgeon most popular?
The top states for the name Spurgeon are North Carolina (145 births), Pennsylvania (34 births), Alabama (27 births).
How long has the name Spurgeon been used?
Spurgeon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.

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, 1880–2024 (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.