Is Turner a boy or girl name?
Turner is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 223 boys were named Turner, so 10.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.8% of the 10,178 US babies named Turner were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,006
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,121
- Babies named Turner since 1880
- 10,178
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 263 babies
Boys and girls named Turner, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 153 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 165 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 180 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 515 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 569 | 7 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 374 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 343 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 319 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 213 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 136 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,361 | 71 | 5% |
| 2000s | 1,818 | 66 | 3.5% |
| 2010s | 2,221 | 139 | 5.9% |
| 2020s | 1,051 | 101 | 8.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 223 | #1,006 | 26 | #5,121 |
| 2023 | 203 | #1,069 | 21 | #5,932 |
| 2022 | 173 | #1,183 | 20 | #6,195 |
| 2021 | 241 | #941 | 21 | #5,932 |
| 2020 | 211 | #1,003 | 13 | #8,364 |
| 2019 | 246 | #889 | 17 | #6,993 |
| 2018 | 243 | #893 | 18 | #6,764 |
| 2017 | 202 | #1,005 | 16 | #7,417 |
| 2016 | 236 | #914 | 24 | #5,597 |
| 2015 | 233 | #920 | 12 | #9,442 |
| 2014 | 224 | #945 | 14 | #8,455 |
| 2013 | 233 | #895 | 12 | #9,572 |
| 2012 | 209 | #965 | 5 | #19,344 |
| 2011 | 220 | #918 | 10 | #11,136 |
| 2010 | 175 | #1,101 | 11 | #10,414 |
| 2009 | 184 | #1,041 | 6 | #17,150 |
| 2008 | 205 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 210 | #945 | 9 | #12,604 |
| 2006 | 181 | #1,019 | 5 | #19,876 |
| 2005 | 155 | #1,072 | 6 | #16,321 |
| 2004 | 188 | #912 | 5 | #18,653 |
| 2003 | 155 | #1,023 | 7 | #13,763 |
| 2002 | 173 | #928 | 7 | #13,519 |
| 2001 | 194 | #839 | 7 | #13,419 |
| 2000 | 173 | #901 | 14 | #7,553 |
| 1999 | 194 | #795 | 8 | #11,331 |
| 1998 | 183 | #820 | 11 | #8,555 |
| 1997 | 170 | #842 | 9 | #9,763 |
| 1996 | 172 | #835 | 8 | #10,509 |
| 1995 | 147 | #916 | 7 | #11,719 |
| 1994 | 147 | #901 | 8 | #10,511 |
| 1993 | 98 | #1,142 | 5 | #15,670 |
| 1992 | 93 | #1,147 | 7 | #11,669 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,280 | 8 | #10,220 |
| 1990 | 80 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 47 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 34 | #1,709 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,333 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,600 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,589 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,814 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,228 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,547 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,599 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,264 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 26 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 27 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 29 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 31 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 45 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 30 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 36 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 43 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 40 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 38 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,069 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 31 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 46 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 31 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 41 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 42 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 36 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 52 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 49 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 44 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 46 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 55 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 60 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 46 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 54 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 75 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 74 | #789 | 7 | #4,420 |
| 1920 | 66 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 59 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 82 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 68 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 68 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 68 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 47 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 36 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 34 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 24 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 29 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 24 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 14 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 18 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 12 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 23 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 14 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 18 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 16 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 15 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 15 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 22 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 21 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 20 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 15 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 17 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 18 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 27 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 13 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 15 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 10 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 17 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 18 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #596 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Turner reached #358 in 1888. As a girl name, it reached #4,420 in 1921. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Turner
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.