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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Furman

Furman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 496th; the most babies were born in 1918 (73). More babies were named Furman in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191873 babies
Total since 1880
2,758babies recorded

Furman popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#6,6667
1980#4,2589
1970#1,95621
1960#1,59926
1950#1,12940
1940#1,02340
1930#81663
1920#1,00547
1910#88813
1900#49622
1890#8367
1880——

How popular is Furman, counting every spelling?

Furman has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Furman?

About 800 people born in the US named Furman are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 56 and 77. That makes Furman a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Furman by state

How common Furman was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (30.5×), North Carolina (3.7×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesNC0.20South Carolina: 1.6 per 1,000 babiesSC1.6District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Furman, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Furman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Furman, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Furman

How popular is the name Furman?

Furman was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1900, when it ranked 496th; the most babies were born in 1918 (73). More babies were named Furman in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Furman a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,758 boys.

Where was Furman most popular?

In 1916–1920, Furman was most common in South Carolina (1.64 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Georgia.