Recorded 1915–1952 Girls' name Peak 1952 67 births

Thurma — girls' name

67 babies named Thurma in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s261930s221940s51950s8
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Thurma was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

8 babies were named Thurma in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thurma

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Thurma between 1915 and 1952, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thurma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thurma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Thurma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thurma 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 67 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.

Thurma at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

67

Since 1915

38 years of records

Peak year

1952

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1915

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1952

Thurma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1915

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1952)
8
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
456789 195219441939193619341930192819241922192119201915 6

Thurma by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 39% of Thurma's all-time total
1910s61920s261930s221940s51950s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thurma?
67 babies have been named Thurma since 1915. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1952 with 8 births.
When was Thurma most popular?
Thurma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Thurma been used?
Thurma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 38 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Thurma?
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, 1915–1952 (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.