Thurston comes from the Scandinavian tradition, meaning Thorâs stone.
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How popular is Thurston?
1918peak year
The name Thurston reached its peak in 1918, with 73 registrations (ranked #759). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1884, roughly 34 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7692) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Thurston has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 3,497 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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