Girls' name · since 1907
Thurza
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Thurza, peaking in 1913. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
71 girls have been named Thurza since 1907, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thurza has been recorded 71 times among girls since 1907, 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 1907 to 1955.
- #31,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thurza ranks #31,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #31,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Thurza's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Thurza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Thurza's full recorded timeline at 1923, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1913 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Thurza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1955
- Peak year (1913)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1955.
71 total births across 49 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1913 with 8 births in a single year.
Thurza by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (36 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Thurza's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Thurza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 36 births (51% of all-time use).
Thurza decade highlights
- Peak decade 36 births
- Runner-up 14 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Thurza's data
- Thurza's decade-level peak was the 1920s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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 Thurza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1913)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1907–1955 (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 Thurza 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.
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