Recorded 1917–1961 Boys' name Peak 1917 22 births

Turney — boys' name

22 babies named Turney in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s111960s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Turney was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

6 babies were named Turney in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Turney

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Turney between 1917 and 1961, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Turney currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Turney performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Turney shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Turney 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 22 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.

Turney at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

22

Since 1917

45 years of records

Peak year

1917

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1917

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1961

Turney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1917

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4.555.566.5 1961192319221917 6

Turney by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 50% of Turney's all-time total
1910s61920s111960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Turney?
22 babies have been named Turney since 1917. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Turney most popular?
Turney was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Turney been used?
Turney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 45 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Turney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Turner, Turhan, Turki, Turon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1961 (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.