Girls' name · since 1887

Tura

185 babies named Tura in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,627 of 72,339
all-time among girls
185
born since 1887
1910s
peak decade

Tura is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 185 have been recorded since 1887.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tura has been recorded 185 times among girls since 1887, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 1984.

  • #20,627 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 185 born since 1887
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tura ranks #20,627 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1887, peaking in the 1910s.

#20,627 of 72,339
all-time among girls
185
born since 1887
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tura's 185 recorded births place it above 71.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tura's full recorded timeline at 1944, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–1984

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1916)
9
Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
45678910 188719061917192519451951196819761984 7

Tura by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (32 births, 17% of the file).

1910s was Tura's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Tura births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 32 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tura? ▼
Tura has been given to 185 babies in the U.S. since 1887, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,627 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1984. 9 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Tura sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tura ranks #20,627 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tura most popular? ▼
Tura was most popular in the 1910s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Tura been used? ▼
Tura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 98 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Tura? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Turquoise, Turner, Turkessa, Turkesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tura's data

  • Tura's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 1980s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tura

Nearby Names Like Tura

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tura

Turquoise Girl
539 births
Turner Girl
#7940 397 births
Turkessa Girl
280 births
Turkesha Girl
21 births
Turi Girl
19 births

Compare Tura side by side: Tura vs Turquoise Tura vs Turner Tura vs Turkessa

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Berthe
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Tsuruko
185 births · Peak 1915
Alyene
185 births · Peak 1923
Berdella
185 births · Peak 1922
Agripina
185 births · Peak 1928
Jereline
185 births · Peak 1944
Jearlene
185 births · Peak 1937
Kema
185 births · Peak 1973

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1887–1984 (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 Tura 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.