How Many People Are Named Turquoise?
An estimated 511 people in the United States have the first name Turquoise. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Turquoise peaked in popularity in 1987 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Turquoise 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 Turquoise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
511
About 1 in 670,752 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1987
63 births
Total Registered
539
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Turquoise
Turquoise is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 539 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Turquoise as a female name
Ranked #19,394 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1987 (63 births)
Turquoise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Turquoise span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 317 babies were registered. Turquoise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Turquoise by Decade
How has Turquoise 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.
Turquoise by State
Birth registrations for Turquoise span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. On average, about 46 Turquoises were registered per state.
Turquoise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Turquoise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Turquoise
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Turquoise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Turquoise?
We estimate approximately 511 people named Turquoise 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 670,752 Americans share this first name.
Is Turquoise a common name?
Turquoise is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 539 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Turquoise most popular?
Turquoise reached peak popularity in 1987, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Turquoise is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Turquoise a female name?
Turquoise is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Turquoise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Turquoise Smith, Turquoise Johnson, Turquoise 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me