The first name Thurman
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Thurman at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 boys born in the United States were named Thurman, the 14,043rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 361 were.
16,397
babies named Thurman since 1880
#14,043
rank in 2024
1920
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Thurman
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Thurman MunsonAmerican baseball player (1947–1979)
- Thurman ThomasAll-American college football player, professional football player, running back, College , born 1966
- Long John HunterAmerican Texas blues guitarist (1931–2016)
Questions
- Is Thurman a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 16,397 US babies named Thurman since 1880 were boys.
- When was Thurman most popular?
- 1920 in the United States, when 361 babies were named Thurman, its highest rank at 297th.
- Is Thurman also a surname?
- Yes. Thurman is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.