Total births
88
Boys' name · since 2017
Sturgill
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 88 babies named Sturgill, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6178
- among boys today
- 88
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other boys
Sturgill currently ranks #6178 among boys' names in America, with 88 babies recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Sturgill recorded 88 times among boys since 2017, holding rank #6178 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #6178 among boys today
- 88 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sturgill is currently the #6178 boys' name in America, more common than 57% of boys - 88 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6178
- among boys today
- 88
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other boys
Sturgill vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#6178
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 57% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
93% of everyone ever named Sturgill was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
20 babies were named Sturgill in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Sturgill compares
88 24th percentile among 14,294 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
Sturgill's all-time total is 76% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sturgill | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 88 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 23 | 22,252 |
Sturgill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sturgill splits its recorded history at 2022: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sturgill at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#6,178
Active since
2017
Sturgill popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Sturgill by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sturgill's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 93% of all-time use.
Sturgill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 82 births (93% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sturgill? ▼
88 babies have been named Sturgill since 2017. It currently ranks #6178 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 20 births.
When was Sturgill most popular? ▼
Sturgill was most popular in the 2020s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Sturgill been used? ▼
Sturgill has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 9 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sturgill? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stuart, Stu, Stuard, Stunner. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sturgill: #6178 Boys' Name - 88 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sturgill. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sturgill 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 June 2026.