Recorded 1914–1924 Boys' name Peak 1915 18 births

Thure — boys' name

18 babies named Thure in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s5
1910s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Thure was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

7 babies were named Thure in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thure

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Thure between 1914 and 1924, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thure currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thure performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thure shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thure 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 18 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.

Thure at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

18

Since 1914

11 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1914

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1924

Thure popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1914

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192419151914 6

Thure by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 72% of Thure's all-time total
1910s131920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thure?
18 babies have been named Thure since 1914. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Thure most popular?
Thure was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Thure been used?
Thure has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 11 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Thure?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thurman, Thurston, Thurmon, Thurmond, 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, 1914–1924 (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.