Is Thurman a boy or girl name?
Thurman was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 16,396 US babies named Thurman were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,994
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Thurman since 1880
- 16,396
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 361 babies
Boys and girls named Thurman, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 167 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 295 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,349 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 3,204 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 2,624 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,561 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,814 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,290 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 754 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 488 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 361 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,994 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,678 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #14,114 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,602 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,650 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,811 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,750 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,660 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,291 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,452 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,605 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,573 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,793 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #8,005 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,663 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,246 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,463 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,877 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,869 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,617 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,985 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,965 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #6,045 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,609 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,526 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,095 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 27 | #3,009 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,966 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 53 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 59 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 64 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,086 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 58 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 76 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 69 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 74 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 77 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 83 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 92 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 95 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 123 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 82 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 98 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 115 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 137 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 146 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 121 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 134 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 167 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 167 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 159 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 139 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 142 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 177 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 174 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 184 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 176 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 227 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 228 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 208 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 253 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 243 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 250 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 255 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 240 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 256 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 299 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 272 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 252 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 241 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 247 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 234 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 257 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 271 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 263 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 274 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 248 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 284 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 284 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 262 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 248 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 302 | #322 | 5 | #5,361 |
| 1927 | 319 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 306 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 308 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 314 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 341 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 358 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 347 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 361 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 355 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 359 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 340 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 316 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 318 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 241 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 160 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 134 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 69 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 57 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 62 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 48 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 37 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 25 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 24 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 30 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 13 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 22 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 21 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 17 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 16 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 17 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 17 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 14 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 15 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 29 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 30 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 72 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 14 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 8 | #740 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Thurman reached #205 in 1888. As a girl name, it reached #5,361 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Thurman
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.