# Turner (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/turner/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɝ.nɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10,386 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 9,989 / 397 (4% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 34, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 11,137 |
| 2012 | 5 | 19,349 |
| 2013 | 12 | 9,573 |
| 2014 | 14 | 8,457 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9,445 |
| 2016 | 24 | 5,601 |
| 2017 | 16 | 7,419 |
| 2018 | 18 | 6,765 |
| 2019 | 17 | 6,998 |
| 2020 | 13 | 8,372 |
| 2021 | 21 | 5,934 |
| 2022 | 20 | 6,202 |
| 2023 | 21 | 5,936 |
| 2024 | 26 | 5,137 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8,318 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 220 | 918 |
| 2012 | 209 | 965 |
| 2013 | 233 | 895 |
| 2014 | 224 | 945 |
| 2015 | 233 | 920 |
| 2016 | 236 | 916 |
| 2017 | 202 | 1,006 |
| 2018 | 243 | 893 |
| 2019 | 246 | 889 |
| 2020 | 211 | 1,004 |
| 2021 | 241 | 941 |
| 2022 | 173 | 1,184 |
| 2023 | 203 | 1,071 |
| 2024 | 223 | 1,008 |
| 2025 | 195 | 1,107 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | 2,174 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 特納 /特纳
- Polish: Turner
- Russian: Те́рнер

## People named Turner

- Turner Ashby, Confederate Army general (1828–1862)
- William Walton, English composer (1902–1983)
- Tfue, American streamer and esports player (born 1998)
- Robert Boyd, anthropologist
- Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, English lawyer and politician (1891-1965)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.