Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Spurgeon
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
1918
Peak births
45
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Spurgeon
How many people are named Spurgeon?
An estimated 352 living Americans are named Spurgeon.
How rare is Spurgeon?
Spurgeon is very rare among babies today, with 5 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 88.9% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Spurgeon?
The median age of a living American named Spurgeon is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 47 and 74 years old.
Is Spurgeon still popular?
Yes. Spurgeon is holding steady, with 5 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Spurgeon most common?
Spurgeon has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 6.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
88.9%
2025
5
All-time
1,451
Where it lives now
Spurgeon is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 5.7× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Spurgeon is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.