How Many People Are Named Gurney?
An estimated 227 people in the United States have the first name Gurney. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 77 years old, and Gurney peaked in popularity in 1928 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gurney as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gurney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 77, Gurney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1959.
Estimated Living Americans
227
About 1 in 1,509,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
77
years old
Peak Year
1928
26 births
Total Registered
790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gurney
Gurney is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 790 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gurney as a male name
Ranked #4,641 in 1969
5 male births in 1969
Peak: 1928 (26 births)
Gurney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gurney span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 174 babies were registered. Gurney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gurney by Decade
How has Gurney tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gurney by State
Gurney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gurney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gurney
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gurney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gurney?
We estimate approximately 227 people named Gurney are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,509,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Gurney a common name?
Gurney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gurney most popular?
Gurney reached peak popularity in 1928, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gurney is approximately 77 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gurney a male name?
Gurney is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gurney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gurney Smith, Gurney Johnson, Gurney Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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