Thurman is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Thurman means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Thurman across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Thurman has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Thurman is a boy name of Old Norse origin meaning “under Thor's protection”. An English surname of Norse origin, from Thor plus mund.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,397 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Thurman per year, United States (1880 to 2024). United States peaked in 1920 (361/yr).
Thurman has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1920, when it ranked #650 nationally (given to 361 babies that year).
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