Boys' name · since 1944
Turhan
Turhan has 277 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1946 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 277
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
277 boys have been named Turhan since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Turhan recorded 277 times among boys since 1944, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2021.
- #11,087 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 277 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Turhan ranks #11,087 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 277 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,087 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 277
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Turhan's 277 recorded births place it above 75.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Turhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Turhan's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Turhan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2021
- Peak year (1946)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Turhan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Turhan's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Turhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
50 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (27% of all-time use).
Turhan by state
Where Turhan concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.2% |
6 of 277 births nationwide.
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What to do with Turhan's data
- Turhan's decade-level peak was the 1970s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Turhans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Turhan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1944–2021 (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 Turhan 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.