Recorded 1911–1935 Girls' name Peak 1912 70 births

Thurley — girls' name

70 babies named Thurley in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s521920s111930s7
1910s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Thurley was born in this single decade.

1912
Single peak year

14 babies were named Thurley in 1912 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thurley

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Thurley between 1911 and 1935, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thurley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thurley performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Thurley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thurley 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 70 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.

Thurley at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

70

Since 1911

25 years of records

Peak year

1912

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1911

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1935

Thurley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1911

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1912)
14
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
46810121416 193519291924191719161914191319121911 12

Thurley by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
52 births that decade — 74% of Thurley's all-time total
1910s521920s111930s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thurley?
70 babies have been named Thurley since 1911. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1912 with 14 births.
When was Thurley most popular?
Thurley was most popular in the 1910s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
How long has the name Thurley been used?
Thurley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 25 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Thurley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thuy, Thu, Thula, Thursa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1911–1935 (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.