Turner
Turner was the 1107th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 358th; the most babies were born in 2019 (246). Over the last ten years it has moved down 187 places. More babies were named Turner in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,107 boys, down 103 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 195boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,386babies recorded
Turner popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,318 | #1,107 | 13 | 195 |
| 2020 | #8,372 | #1,004 | 13 | 211 |
| 2010 | #10,417 | #1,101 | 11 | 175 |
| 2000 | #7,554 | #901 | 14 | 173 |
| 1990 | — | #1,236 | — | 80 |
| 1980 | — | #4,117 | — | 10 |
| 1970 | — | #2,504 | — | 15 |
| 1960 | — | #1,618 | — | 26 |
| 1950 | — | #1,201 | — | 37 |
| 1940 | — | #1,226 | — | 31 |
| 1930 | — | #942 | — | 52 |
| 1920 | — | #834 | — | 66 |
| 1910 | — | #536 | — | 29 |
| 1900 | — | #601 | — | 18 |
| 1890 | — | #456 | — | 17 |
| 1880 | — | #596 | — | 11 |
How popular is Turner, counting every spelling?
Turner has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,041 for boys in 2025, against #1,107 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Turner?
195 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Turner (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Turner 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Turner.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Turner?
About 7,600 people born in the US named Turner are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 29. That makes Turner mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Turner by state
How common Turner was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (3.5×), South Carolina (3.2×), Georgia (2.6×), Tennessee (2.5×), North Carolina (2.1×). In 21 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Turner
How popular is the name Turner?
Turner was the 1107th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 358th; the most babies were born in 2019 (246). Over the last ten years it has moved down 187 places. More babies were named Turner in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Turner a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Turner in the US.
Where is Turner most popular?
In 2021–2025, Turner was most common in Alabama (0.42 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Georgia.