Masculine dossier · first seen 1884
Thurston
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1918
Peak era
1918
Peak births
73
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Thurston
How many people are named Thurston?
An estimated 1,632 living Americans are named Thurston.
How rare is Thurston?
Thurston is very rare among babies today, with 5 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.2% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Thurston?
The median age of a living American named Thurston is approximately 48 years, with most bearers falling between 27 and 64 years old.
Is Thurston still popular?
Not especially. Thurston has been declining since its 1918 peak and registered 5 births in 2025.
Where is Thurston most common?
Thurston has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 5.3× more often than the national baseline.
1884Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
93.2%
2025
5
All-time
3,501
Where it lives now
Thurston is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 5.3× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Thurston is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.