Boys' name · since 1909
Thurmond
Thurmond has 1,002 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,002
- born since 1909
- 1950s
- peak decade
Thurmond sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,002 recorded since 1909.
Thurmond has 1,002 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2016.
- #5,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,002 born since 1909
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thurmond ranks #5,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,002 born since 1909, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,002
- born since 1909
- 1950s
- peak decade
Thurmond's 1,002 recorded births place it above 88.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Thurmond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Thurmond's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Thurmond popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2016
- Peak year (1948)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Thurmond by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (188 births, 19% of the file).
1950s was Thurmond's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Thurmond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
146 births
- 1930s
1930s
145 births
- 1940s
1940s
185 births
- 1950s
1950s
188 births
- 1960s
1960s
109 births
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 188 births (19% of all-time use).
How Thurmond compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Thurmond's total volume
Thurmond by state
Where Thurmond concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 94 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 40 | 4.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #4 | West Virginia | | 24 | 2.4% |
94 of 1,002 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Thurmond's data
- Thurmond's decade-level peak was the 1950s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Thurmonds (94 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Thurmond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1909–2016 (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 Thurmond 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.