Recorded 1912–1980 Boys' name Peak 1930 1,053 births

Thurmon — boys' name

1,053 babies named Thurmon in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1521920s2581930s2211940s1781950s1301960s731970s351980s6
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Thurmon was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

32 babies were named Thurmon in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thurmon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,053 babies named Thurmon between 1912 and 1980, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thurmon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thurmon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 258 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Thurmon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 87 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Thurmon in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thurmon 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 1,053 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.

Thurmon at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

1,053

Since 1912

69 years of records

Peak year

1930

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1912

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1980

Thurmon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1912

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1930)
32
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
010203040 198019671959195119431935192719191912 13

Thurmon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
258 births that decade — 25% of Thurmon's all-time total
1910s1521920s2581930s2211940s1781950s1301960s731970s351980s6

Thurmon by state

Where Thurmon concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Thurmon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
87 8.3%
#2 Georgia
15 1.4%
#3 Alabama
10 0.9%
#4 Oklahoma
10 0.9%
#5 Mississippi
5 0.5%
#6 South Carolina
5 0.5%
North Carolina share of Thurmon's total US births 8.3%
Even split

87 of 1,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thurmon?
1,053 babies have been named Thurmon since 1912. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1930 with 32 births.
When was Thurmon most popular?
Thurmon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 258 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
Where is Thurmon most popular?
The top states for the name Thurmon are North Carolina (87 births), Georgia (15 births), Alabama (10 births).
How long has the name Thurmon been used?
Thurmon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 69 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Thurmon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thurman, Thurston, Thurmond, Thunder, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1912–1980 (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.