Turner
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #1,097 for boys in 2025, 195 births
Given to boys 96.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1888 · 27 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,989since 1880
Turner over time
Rank among boys' names. Turner has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | #1,097 | 195 |
| 2024 | #5,021 | 26 | #1,005 | 223 |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | #1,066 | 203 |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | #1,180 | 173 |
| 2021 | #5,748 | 21 | #937 | 241 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #1,002 | 211 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #889 | 246 |
| 2018 | #6,521 | 18 | #890 | 243 |
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | #1,003 | 202 |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | #911 | 236 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #918 | 233 |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 | #938 | 224 |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | #894 | 233 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #962 | 209 |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #915 | 220 |
| 2010 | #9,790 | 11 | #1,098 | 175 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #1,039 | 184 |
| 2008 | — | #974 | 205 | |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #943 | 210 |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #1,016 | 181 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #1,070 | 155 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #909 | 188 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #1,016 | 155 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #924 | 173 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #837 | 194 |
| 2000 | #7,158 | 14 | #899 | 173 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #790 | 194 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #818 | 183 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #841 | 170 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #832 | 172 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #913 | 147 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #897 | 147 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #1,138 | 98 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #1,142 | 93 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #1,273 | 77 |
| 1990 | — | #1,226 | 80 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,516 | 54 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,553 | 47 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,534 | 46 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,476 | 46 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,416 | 48 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,556 | 39 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,687 | 34 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,850 | 30 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,270 | 22 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,838 | 10 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,897 | 15 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,400 | 11 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,386 | 11 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,709 | 15 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,078 | 12 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,459 | 16 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,344 | 9 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,126 | 19 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,399 | 15 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,977 | 18 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,652 | 22 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,580 | 24 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,655 | 23 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,585 | 25 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,778 | 21 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,581 | 26 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,511 | 27 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,457 | 29 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,362 | 32 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,294 | 34 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,361 | 31 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,091 | 45 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,378 | 30 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,171 | 38 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,181 | 37 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,185 | 36 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,079 | 43 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,148 | 40 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,355 | 27 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,039 | 38 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,055 | 39 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,187 | 33 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,139 | 36 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,532 | 20 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,208 | 31 | |
| 1939 | — | #916 | 46 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,337 | 25 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,148 | 33 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,225 | 29 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,194 | 31 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,007 | 41 | |
| 1933 | — | #980 | 42 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,126 | 36 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,078 | 39 | |
| 1930 | — | #928 | 52 | |
| 1929 | — | #960 | 49 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,041 | 44 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,028 | 46 | |
| 1926 | — | #902 | 55 | |
| 1925 | — | #858 | 60 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,045 | 46 | |
| 1923 | — | #930 | 54 | |
| 1922 | — | #765 | 75 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #780 | 74 |
| 1920 | — | #826 | 66 | |
| 1919 | — | #859 | 59 | |
| 1918 | — | #692 | 82 | |
| 1917 | — | #761 | 68 | |
| 1916 | — | #734 | 68 | |
| 1915 | — | #715 | 68 | |
| 1914 | — | #770 | 47 | |
| 1913 | — | #789 | 36 | |
| 1912 | — | #735 | 34 | |
| 1911 | — | #624 | 24 | |
| 1910 | — | #524 | 29 | |
| 1909 | — | #530 | 24 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #559 | 19 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #656 | 12 | |
| 1902 | — | #426 | 23 | |
| 1901 | — | #536 | 14 | |
| 1900 | — | #578 | 18 | |
| 1899 | — | #481 | 16 | |
| 1898 | — | #543 | 15 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #417 | 22 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #412 | 21 | |
| 1893 | — | #401 | 20 | |
| 1892 | — | #525 | 15 | |
| 1891 | — | #564 | 11 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #434 | 18 | |
| 1888 | — | #353 | 27 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #470 | 15 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #437 | 17 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Turner was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1972–1973, when fewer than 14 boys a year got the name.
Where Turner is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#220 · 1 in 667
- Nebraska#418 · 1 in 1,755
- North Carolina#477 · 1 in 2,576
- South Carolina#499 · 1 in 2,501
- Oklahoma#502 · 1 in 2,218
Best ever in a state: #164 in Mississippi, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #220 | 5 | 1 in 667 |
| Nebraska | #418 | 5 | 1 in 1,755 |
| North Carolina | #477 | 19 | 1 in 2,576 |
| South Carolina | #499 | 8 | 1 in 2,501 |
| Oklahoma | #502 | 8 | 1 in 2,218 |
| Kansas | #507 | 6 | 1 in 2,287 |
| Mississippi | #524 | 5 | 1 in 2,423 |
| Kentucky | #585 | 6 | 1 in 3,272 |
| Wisconsin | #616 | 7 | 1 in 3,420 |
| Tennessee | #640 | 9 | 1 in 3,786 |
| Alabama | #646 | 6 | 1 in 3,628 |
| Georgia | #765 | 11 | 1 in 4,570 |
| Arizona | #796 | 6 | 1 in 5,327 |
| Illinois | #875 | 9 | 1 in 6,072 |
| Michigan | #898 | 7 | 1 in 6,102 |
| Indiana | #908 | 5 | 1 in 6,493 |
| Virginia | #911 | 6 | 1 in 6,444 |
| Florida | #1,046 | 11 | 1 in 8,201 |
| Ohio | #1,115 | 6 | 1 in 9,081 |
| Texas | #1,236 | 15 | 1 in 11,283 |
| California | #1,834 | 8 | 1 in 23,702 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Turner
- 92 spots since 2024 (#1,005 → #1,097)
- 95 spots since 2020 (#1,002 → #1,097)
- 179 spots since 2015 (#918 → #1,097)
- Biggest jump: 421 spots in 1939 (#1,337 → #916)
- Biggest drop: 292 spots in 1940 (#916 → #1,208)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1888 at #353 (27 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1880–1923
- Highest: 1 in 4,476 boys born in 1888 were named Turner (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,759 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 22.2% of all boys named Turner (2,221) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 153 | #353 (1888) | #484 |
| 1890s | 165 | #401 (1893) | #487 |
| 1900s | 180 | #426 (1902) | #562 |
| 1910s | 515 | #524 (1910) | #720 |
| 1920s | 569 | #765 (1922) | #914 |
| 1930s | 374 | #916 (1939) | #1,094 |
| 1940s | 343 | #1,039 (1945) | #1,193 |
| 1950s | 319 | #1,091 (1953) | #1,384 |
| 1960s | 213 | #1,580 (1966) | #1,752 |
| 1970s | 136 | #2,126 (1971) | #2,851 |
| 1980s | 376 | #1,416 (1985) | #1,870 |
| 1990s | 1,361 | #790 (1999) | #987 |
| 2000s | 1,818 | #837 (2001) | #963 |
| 2010s | 2,221 | #889 (2019) | #942 |
| 2020s | 1,246 | #937 (2021) | #1,048 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Turner in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 124,350 of them was named Turner, which outranked 54.5% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,559Ziyanna14
- #7,559Zuly14
- #7,559Zyriah14
- #7,969Turner13
- #7,969Aaleah13
- #7,969Aanika13
- #7,969Abi13
- #8,406Aafiyah12
- #8,406Aaiza12
- #8,406Aalaya12
Tied with 436 names at #7,969; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 8,180 of them was named Turner, which outranked 92.9% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #999Billy212
- #999Karim212
- #999Kylian212
- #1,002Turner211
- #1,002Jerome211
- #1,002Mayson211
- #1,005Ephraim210
- #1,005Yahya210
- #1,007Alfonso209
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.