Thurston is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Thurston is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,695 for boy births in the United States (and #28,192 across all names), given to 5 babies. Thurston was first reported in SSA data in 1884 and peaked in 1918 (73 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,695 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #8,258 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,658 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,912 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,638 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #7,450 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #7,130 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,633 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,496 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | #5,769 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | #5,035 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #5,971 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | #4,168 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #5,697 |
| 2011 | 28 | 28 | #3,781 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #4,221 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #5,292 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #4,377 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #4,502 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #4,450 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #4,776 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #5,239 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,485 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #5,638 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #5,554 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #4,734 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #6,262 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #4,039 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | #4,381 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #4,032 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,513 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | #4,200 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #2,990 |
| 1991 | 29 | — | #2,462 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #5,337 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | #2,685 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #2,246 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #2,552 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | #2,595 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | #2,494 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | #2,155 |
| 1983 | 24 | — | #2,203 |
| 1982 | 21 | — | #2,417 |
| 1981 | 27 | — | #2,032 |
| 1980 | 30 | — | #1,905 |
| 1979 | 29 | — | #1,902 |
| 1978 | 24 | — | #2,063 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #2,653 |
| 1976 | 24 | — | #2,046 |
| 1975 | 19 | — | #2,357 |
| 1974 | 32 | — | #1,578 |
| 1973 | 32 | — | #1,545 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #1,868 |
| 1971 | 41 | — | #1,328 |
| 1970 | 32 | — | #1,518 |
| 1969 | 27 | — | #1,600 |
| 1968 | 32 | — | #1,390 |
| 1967 | 25 | — | #1,569 |
| 1966 | 21 | — | #1,720 |
| 1965 | 30 | — | #1,424 |
| 1964 | 31 | — | #1,430 |
| 1963 | 30 | — | #1,450 |
| 1962 | 34 | — | #1,362 |
| 1961 | 32 | — | #1,435 |
| 1960 | 34 | — | #1,381 |
| 1959 | 33 | — | #1,382 |
| 1958 | 47 | — | #1,128 |
| 1957 | 39 | — | #1,264 |
| 1956 | 38 | — | #1,256 |
| 1955 | 29 | — | #1,452 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | #1,554 |
| 1953 | 27 | — | #1,476 |
| 1952 | 31 | — | #1,377 |
| 1951 | 41 | — | #1,138 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | #1,389 |
| 1949 | 44 | — | #1,071 |
| 1948 | 34 | — | #1,253 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | #1,209 |
| 1946 | 39 | — | #1,122 |
| 1945 | 50 | — | #914 |
| 1944 | 42 | — | #1,017 |
| 1943 | 29 | — | #1,307 |
| 1942 | 29 | — | #1,313 |
| 1941 | 34 | — | #1,148 |
| 1940 | 33 | — | #1,180 |
| 1939 | 32 | — | #1,163 |
| 1938 | 30 | — | #1,219 |
| 1937 | 39 | — | #1,030 |
| 1936 | 27 | — | #1,293 |
| 1935 | 34 | — | #1,147 |
| 1934 | 38 | — | #1,075 |
| 1933 | 38 | — | #1,075 |
| 1932 | 31 | — | #1,233 |
| 1931 | 44 | — | #1,012 |
| 1930 | 45 | — | #1,036 |
| 1929 | 38 | — | #1,135 |
| 1928 | 52 | — | #948 |
| 1927 | 39 | — | #1,160 |
| 1926 | 51 | — | #960 |
| 1925 | 45 | — | #1,038 |
| 1924 | 67 | — | #835 |
| 1923 | 56 | — | #920 |
| 1922 | 55 | — | #947 |
| 1921 | 72 | — | #803 |
| 1920 | 67 | — | #824 |
| 1919 | 55 | — | #907 |
| 1918 | 73 | — | #759 |
| 1917 | 54 | — | #874 |
| 1916 | 42 | — | #996 |
| 1915 | 64 | — | #756 |
| 1914 | 39 | — | #883 |
| 1913 | 45 | — | #679 |
| 1912 | 26 | — | #891 |
| 1911 | 14 | — | #922 |
| 1910 | 16 | — | #779 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | #1,015 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,202 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #1,524 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | #913 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | #957 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | #997 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #921 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | #832 |
| 1898 | 9 | — | #798 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,225 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | #841 |