Recorded 2009–2021 Boys' name Peak 2016 72 births

Temur — boys' name

72 babies named Temur in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s572020s10
2010s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Temur was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Temur in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Temur

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Temur between 2009 and 2021, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Temur currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Temur performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Temur shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Temur in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Temur 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 72 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.

Temur at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

72

Since 2009

13 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2009

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2021

Temur popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2009

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
45678910 20212020201920182017201620152014201120102009 5

Temur by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
57 births that decade — 79% of Temur's all-time total
2000s52010s572020s10

Temur by state

Where Temur concentrates geographically — total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Temur
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 6.9%
New York share of Temur's total US births 6.9%

5 of 72 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Temur?
72 babies have been named Temur since 2009. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Temur most popular?
Temur was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Temur most popular?
The top states for the name Temur are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Temur been used?
Temur has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 13 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Temur?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Temple, Temiloluwa, Temitope, Temesgen, 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, 2009–2021 (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.