Recorded 1912–1967 Boys' name Peak 1924 295 births

Thurl — boys' name

295 babies named Thurl in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s531920s1081930s601940s361950s271960s11
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Thurl was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

16 babies were named Thurl in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thurl

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Thurl between 1912 and 1967, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thurl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thurl performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thurl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Thurl in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thurl 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 295 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.

Thurl at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

295

Since 1912

56 years of records

Peak year

1924

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1912

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1967

Thurl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1912

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1924)
16
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 196719511941193519291924191919141912 6

Thurl by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
108 births that decade — 37% of Thurl's all-time total
1910s531920s1081930s601940s361950s271960s11

Thurl by state

Where Thurl concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Thurl
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 1.7%
Indiana share of Thurl's total US births 1.7%

5 of 295 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thurl?
295 babies have been named Thurl since 1912. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1924 with 16 births.
When was Thurl most popular?
Thurl was most popular in the 1920s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Thurl most popular?
The top states for the name Thurl are Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Thurl been used?
Thurl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 56 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Thurl?
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, 1912–1967 (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.