How Many People Are Named Turhan?
An estimated 234 people in the United States have the first name Turhan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Turhan peaked in popularity in 1946 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Turhan 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 Turhan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
234
About 1 in 1,464,762 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1946
13 births
Total Registered
277
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Turhan
Turhan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 277 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Turhan as a male name
Ranked #8,771 in 2021
9 male births in 2021
Peak: 1946 (13 births)
Turhan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Turhan span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 75 babies were registered. Turhan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Turhan by Decade
How has Turhan 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.
Turhan by State
Turhan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Turhan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Turhan
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Turhan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Turhan?
We estimate approximately 234 people named Turhan 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 1,464,762 Americans share this first name.
Is Turhan a common name?
Turhan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 277 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Turhan most popular?
Turhan reached peak popularity in 1946, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Turhan is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Turhan a male name?
Turhan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Turhan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Turhan Smith, Turhan Johnson, Turhan 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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