Recorded 1916–1931 Boys' name Peak 1917 39 births

Thurlo — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

39 boys have been named Thurlo since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1931.

39
total births
1916–1931
years on record
1920s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Thurlo was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Thurlo in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thurlo

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Thurlo between 1916 and 1931, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thurlo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thurlo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Thurlo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thurlo 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 39 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.

Thurlo at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

39

Since 1916

16 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1916

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1931

Thurlo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1916

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1931193019271925192219171916 6

Thurlo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 41% of Thurlo's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thurlo?
39 babies have been named Thurlo since 1916. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Thurlo most popular?
Thurlo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Thurlo been used?
Thurlo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 16 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Thurlo?
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, 1916–1931 (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.