How Many People Are Named Turner?
An estimated 7,943 people in the United States have the first name Turner. It is predominantly male (96.2%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Turner peaked in popularity in 2019 with 263 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Turner 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 Turner paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Turner is overwhelmingly male, 384 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
7,943
About 1 in 43,152 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.2% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2019
263 births
Total Registered
10,178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Turner
Turner is predominantly male (96.2%), though 384 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Turner as a male name
Ranked #1,006 in 2024
223 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (246 births)
Turner as a female name
Ranked #5,121 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (26 births)
Turner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Turner span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,360 babies were registered. While Turner is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Turner by Decade
How has Turner 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.
Turner by State
Birth registrations for Turner span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Dakota, Idaho, Maryland. On average, about 153 Turners were registered per state.
Turner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Turner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Turner
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Turner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Turner?
We estimate approximately 7,943 people named Turner 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 43,152 Americans share this first name.
Is Turner a common name?
Turner is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Turner most popular?
Turner reached peak popularity in 2019, when 263 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Turner is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Turner a male name?
Turner is predominantly male. 96.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Turner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Turner Smith, Turner Johnson, Turner 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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