Boys' name · since 1916
Thurlo
39 babies named Thurlo in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
39 boys have been named Thurlo since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Thurlo recorded 39 times among boys since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1931.
- #23,981 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thurlo ranks #23,981 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Thurlo's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thurlo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thurlo splits its recorded history at 1925: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thurlo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1931
- Peak year (1917)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Thurlo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Thurlo's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Thurlo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Thurlo's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1930s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thurlo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1916–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Thurlo 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 August 2026.