How Many People Are Named Thurston?
people named Thurston are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 198,366 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,501 babies named Thurston in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
73 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Thurston in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Thurston alive today is about 47 years old, and 39% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Thurston first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1918, to 73 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Thurston has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #679, in 1913. In 2025 it ranked #13,690.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,690 |
| Best rank | #679 (1913) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #942 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Thurston alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Thurston were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 75 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Thurston was given 14.5 times as often in North Carolina, 4.9 times in Alabama and 1.6 times in Texas.
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