Girls' name · since 1880
Thursa
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Thursa, peaking in 1906. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Thursa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 150 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thursa has been recorded 150 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1962.
- #22,796 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thursa ranks #22,796 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Thursa's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thursa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thursa's full recorded timeline at 1920, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1906 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thursa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1962
- Peak year (1906)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Thursa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (48 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Thursa's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Thursa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
39 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s
1930s
22 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 48 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Thursa's data
- Thursa's decade-level peak was the 1920s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thursa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1906)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1880–1962 (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 Thursa 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.