Recorded 1880–1962 Girls' name Peak 1906 150 births

Thursa — girls' name

150 babies named Thursa in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1906. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s111890s51900s201910s391920s481930s221960s5
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Thursa was born in this single decade.

1906
Single peak year

10 babies were named Thursa in 1906 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thursa

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Thursa between 1880 and 1962, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thursa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1906, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thursa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Thursa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thursa 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 150 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.

Thursa at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

150

Since 1880

83 years of records

Peak year

1906

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1880

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1962

Thursa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1880

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1906)
10
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
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Thursa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
48 births that decade — 32% of Thursa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thursa?
150 babies have been named Thursa since 1880. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1906 with 10 births.
When was Thursa most popular?
Thursa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1906.
How long has the name Thursa been used?
Thursa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 83 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Thursa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thuy, Thu, Thula, Thurza, 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, 1880–1962 (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.