Fun Facts About the Name Thurston
- More than 3 thousand babies named Thurston: U.S. records list 3,502 babies given the name Thurston from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Thurston Mean?
Thurston is an English name whose conventional meaning is Thor's stone. It is based on the Old Norse personal name Þorsteinn, formed from Þórr, the god Thor, and steinn, stone. The closer medieval English personal-name form is Thurstan. Thurston is also an English surname and place name, and the modern given name is a transferred use of the surname rather than a direct borrowing of the Norse personal name.
Thurston Name History & Origins
The Old Norse name Þorsteinn was used in Scandinavia and came into England with Scandinavian settlement. Medieval English records show the personal name in forms such as Thurstan and Turstan. The surname Thurston has been derived from that personal name and also from places named after a bearer of it. Thurston in Suffolk, for example, combines the personal name with Old English tūn, meaning settlement or farm, giving the sense Thurstan's settlement. The given name Thurston comes from the surname; its use as a first name belongs to the later history of the surname, not to the medieval Norse personal name itself.
How Popular is the Name Thurston?
Thurston recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1918. Its best rank was #679 in 1913.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,695 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #8,234 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,646 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #8,903 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #6,635 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,446 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,127 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #10,631 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #7,493 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,766 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,034 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,970 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #4,168 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #5,696 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #3,780 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #4,220 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,292 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #4,376 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #4,624 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #4,499 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #4,449 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #4,773 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #5,237 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,484 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #5,638 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #5,554 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #4,734 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,262 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #4,039 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #4,380 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #4,032 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #4,513 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,200 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #2,990 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #2,463 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #5,337 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #2,686 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #2,246 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #2,552 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #2,595 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #2,494 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #2,155 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #2,203 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #2,417 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #2,032 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1980 | #1,906 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #1,902 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #2,063 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #2,653 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #2,046 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #2,357 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #1,541 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1973 | #1,545 | 32 | 0.0021% |
| 1972 | #1,868 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1971 | #1,328 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1970 | #1,519 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1969 | #1,600 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1968 | #1,390 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1967 | #1,569 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1966 | #1,720 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1965 | #1,424 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1964 | #1,430 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1963 | #1,450 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1962 | #1,362 | 34 | 0.0016% |
| 1961 | #1,434 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 1960 | #1,382 | 34 | 0.0016% |
| 1959 | #1,381 | 33 | 0.0015% |
| 1958 | #1,127 | 47 | 0.0022% |
| 1957 | #1,264 | 39 | 0.0018% |
| 1956 | #1,257 | 38 | 0.0018% |
| 1955 | #1,452 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1954 | #1,554 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1953 | #1,476 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1952 | #1,377 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1951 | #1,138 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1950 | #1,389 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1949 | #1,071 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1948 | #1,253 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1947 | #1,209 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1946 | #1,122 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 1945 | #914 | 50 | 0.0037% |
| 1944 | #1,017 | 42 | 0.0031% |
| 1943 | #1,307 | 29 | 0.0020% |
| 1942 | #1,313 | 29 | 0.0021% |
| 1941 | #1,148 | 34 | 0.0028% |
| 1940 | #1,180 | 33 | 0.0028% |
| 1939 | #1,163 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1938 | #1,219 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1937 | #1,030 | 39 | 0.0037% |
| 1936 | #1,293 | 27 | 0.0026% |
| 1935 | #1,147 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1934 | #1,075 | 38 | 0.0037% |
| 1933 | #1,075 | 38 | 0.0038% |
| 1932 | #1,233 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1931 | #1,012 | 44 | 0.0042% |
| 1930 | #1,036 | 45 | 0.0041% |
| 1929 | #1,135 | 38 | 0.0035% |
| 1928 | #948 | 52 | 0.0047% |
| 1927 | #1,160 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1926 | #960 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1925 | #1,038 | 45 | 0.0040% |
| 1924 | #835 | 67 | 0.0059% |
| 1923 | #920 | 56 | 0.0051% |
| 1922 | #947 | 55 | 0.0051% |
| 1921 | #803 | 72 | 0.0065% |
| 1920 | #824 | 67 | 0.0063% |
| 1919 | #907 | 55 | 0.0056% |
| 1918 | #759 | 73 | 0.0072% |
| 1917 | #874 | 54 | 0.0058% |
| 1916 | #996 | 42 | 0.0047% |
| 1915 | #756 | 64 | 0.0075% |
| 1914 | #883 | 39 | 0.0060% |
| 1913 | #679 | 45 | 0.0088% |
| 1912 | #891 | 26 | 0.0060% |
| 1911 | #922 | 14 | 0.0062% |
| 1910 | #779 | 16 | 0.0082% |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 10 | 0.0061% |
| 1908 | #1,202 | 7 | 0.0045% |
| 1907 | #1,524 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1905 | #913 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1904 | #957 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1903 | #997 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1902 | #921 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1900 | #832 | 11 | 0.0073% |
| 1898 | #798 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1895 | #1,225 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1884 | #841 | 7 | 0.0061% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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