How Many People Are Named Thurston?
An estimated 1,839 people in the United States have the first name Thurston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Thurston peaked in popularity in 1918 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Thurston 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 Thurston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,839
About 1 in 186,381 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1918
73 births
Total Registered
3,497
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Thurston
Thurston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,497 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Thurston as a male name
Ranked #8,234 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (73 births)
Thurston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Thurston span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 542 babies were registered. Thurston has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Thurston by Decade
How has Thurston 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.
Thurston by State
Birth registrations for Thurston span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Alabama, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arkansas. On average, about 49 Thurstons were registered per state.
Thurston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Thurston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Thurston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Thurston?
We estimate approximately 1,839 people named Thurston 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 186,381 Americans share this first name.
Is Thurston a common name?
Thurston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,497 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Thurston most popular?
Thurston reached peak popularity in 1918, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Thurston is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Thurston a male name?
Thurston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Thurston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Thurston Smith, Thurston Johnson, Thurston 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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