Boys' name · since 1917

Turney

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Turney, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,421 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

22 boys have been named Turney since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Turney has 22 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1961.

  • #28,421 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Turney ranks #28,421 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#28,421 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Turney's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Turney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Turney's full recorded timeline at 1923, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% 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 1917 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Turney popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4.555.566.5 1917192219231961 5

Turney by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 50% of the file).

1920s was Turney's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Turney births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Turney? ▼
Turney has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,421 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1961. 6 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
Where does Turney sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Turney ranks #28,421 of 45,481 boys' 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 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Turney since 1917 -- 45 years through the most recent 1961 data.
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.

What to do with Turney's data

  • Turney's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- 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 Turney

Nearby Names Like Turney

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

Turner Boy
#1097 9,989 births
Turhan Boy
277 births
Turki Boy
135 births
Turon Boy
95 births
Turrell Boy
82 births

Compare Turney side by side: Turney vs Turner Turney vs Turhan Turney vs Turki

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Bun
22 births · Peak 1927
Romanus
22 births · Peak 1922
Tobbie
22 births · Peak 1969
Orlean
22 births · Peak 1928
Eulus
22 births · Peak 1913
Flavel
22 births · Peak 1913
Guster
22 births · Peak 1929
Hickman
22 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Turney: 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, 1917–1961 (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 Turney 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.