Thurston
Thurston was the 13695th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 679th; the most babies were born in 1918 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,660 places. More babies were named Thurston in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,695 boys, down 6,245 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191873 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,501babies recorded
Thurston popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,695 | 5 |
| 2020 | #7,450 | 11 |
| 2010 | #4,221 | 24 |
| 2000 | #5,554 | 13 |
| 1990 | #5,337 | 10 |
| 1980 | #1,905 | 30 |
| 1970 | #1,518 | 32 |
| 1960 | #1,381 | 34 |
| 1950 | #1,389 | 28 |
| 1940 | #1,180 | 33 |
| 1930 | #1,036 | 45 |
| 1920 | #824 | 67 |
| 1910 | #779 | 16 |
| 1900 | #832 | 11 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Thurston, counting every spelling?
Thurston has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Thurston?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Thurston (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Thurston born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Thurston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Thurston?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Thurston are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 29 and 67. That makes Thurston mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Thurston: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Thurston, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Thurston
How popular is the name Thurston?
Thurston was the 13695th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 679th; the most babies were born in 1918 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,660 places. More babies were named Thurston in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Thurston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Thurston in the US.