Thurgood
Thurgood is a surname and a given name, and may refer to the following people:
Meaning & Origin of Thurgood
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Thurgood is a surname and a given name, and may refer to the following people:
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The Story of Thurgood
The earliest SSA record of Thurgood as a baby boy name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Thurgood — #8,700 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1993 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Thurgoods have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Thurgood
Phonetically similar names — useful when Thurgood is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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- Throwed
- Thrid
- Thronged
- Throat
- Third
- Threat
- Thrilled
- Throughout
- Thrived
- Throbbed
- Throned
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Thurgood
Thurgood is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Thurgood's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #8,700. Use the chart and map above to compare Thurgood's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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