Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Thurston

#2,217 most common boys' name of all time · #5,324 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1884–2025

Rank among boys
#2,217
Rank overall
#5,324 of 105,966
First appeared
1884
Years on the list
127 of 146
All-time
3,501
Since 2016
102
Peak year
1918 #758
Best rank
#675 1913
Girls Boys peak 73/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Thurston first appears in 1884. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 5 5 #12,050
2024 — 10 10 #7,783
2023 — 8 8 #8,947
2022 — 9 9 #8,335
2021 — 13 13 #6,348
2020 — 11 11 #7,054
2019 — 12 12 #6,790
2018 — 7 7 #9,699
2017 — 11 11 #7,112
2016 — 16 16 #5,567
2015 — 19 19 #4,898
2014 — 15 15 #5,745
2013 — 24 24 #4,077
2012 — 16 16 #5,490
2011 — 28 28 #3,700
2010 — 24 24 #4,109
2009 — 18 18 #5,114
2008 — 23 23 #4,277
2007 — 21 21 #4,503
2006 — 21 21 #4,381
2005 — 20 20 #4,331
2004 — 18 18 #4,608
2003 — 15 15 #5,046
2002 — 11 11 #6,109
2001 — 13 13 #5,406
2000 — 13 13 #5,316
1999 — 15 15 #4,550
1998 — 10 10 #5,866
1997 — 17 17 #3,897
1996 — 15 15 #4,209
1995 — 16 16 #3,872
1994 — 14 14 #4,306
1993 — 15 15 #4,037
1992 — 23 23 #2,922
1991 — 29 29 #2,411
1990 — 10 10 #5,021
1989 — 24 24 #2,627
1988 — 28 28 #2,212
1987 — 22 22 #2,481
1986 — 21 21 #2,529
1985 — 21 21 #2,446
1984 — 25 25 #2,111
1983 — 24 24 #2,155
1982 — 21 21 #2,355
1981 — 27 27 #2,006
1980 — 30 30 #1,870
1979 — 29 29 #1,878
1978 — 24 24 #2,021
1977 — 17 17 #2,577
1976 — 24 24 #2,011
1975 — 19 19 #2,305
1974 — 32 32 #1,559
1973 — 32 32 #1,527
1972 — 24 24 #1,833
1971 — 41 41 #1,317
1970 — 32 32 #1,503
1969 — 27 27 #1,581
1968 — 32 32 #1,374
1967 — 25 25 #1,547
1966 — 21 21 #1,694
1965 — 30 30 #1,410
1964 — 31 31 #1,417
1963 — 30 30 #1,437
1962 — 34 34 #1,349
1961 — 32 32 #1,417
1960 — 34 34 #1,368
1959 — 33 33 #1,373
1958 — 47 47 #1,121
1957 — 39 39 #1,253
1956 — 38 38 #1,243
1955 — 29 29 #1,431
1954 — 25 25 #1,536
1953 — 27 27 #1,465
1952 — 31 31 #1,357
1951 — 41 41 #1,131
1950 — 28 28 #1,372
1949 — 44 44 #1,069
1948 — 34 34 #1,241
1947 — 37 37 #1,198
1946 — 39 39 #1,120
1945 — 50 50 #908
1944 — 42 42 #1,011
1943 — 29 29 #1,297
1942 — 29 29 #1,305
1941 — 34 34 #1,142
1940 — 33 33 #1,171
1939 — 32 32 #1,149
1938 — 30 30 #1,210
1937 — 39 39 #1,027
1936 — 27 27 #1,282
1935 — 34 34 #1,136
1934 — 38 38 #1,069
1933 — 38 38 #1,067
1932 — 31 31 #1,228
1931 — 44 44 #1,012
1930 — 45 45 #1,029
1929 — 38 38 #1,130
1928 — 52 52 #947
1927 — 39 39 #1,153
1926 — 51 51 #960
1925 — 45 45 #1,032
1924 — 67 67 #830
1923 — 56 56 #918
1922 — 55 55 #944
1921 — 72 72 #801
1920 — 67 67 #822
1919 — 55 55 #904
1918 — 73 73 #758
1917 — 54 54 #870
1916 — 42 42 #991
1915 — 64 64 #754
1914 — 39 39 #879
1913 — 45 45 #675
1912 — 26 26 #884
1911 — 14 14 #917
1910 — 16 16 #778
1909 — 10 10 #992
1908 — 7 7 #1,170
1907 — 5 5 #1,425
1905 — 9 9 #900
1904 — 8 8 #936
1903 — 7 7 #983
1902 — 8 8 #916
1900 — 11 11 #824
1898 — 9 9 #796
1895 — 5 5 #1,183
1884 — 7 7 #846