Turner

Boy name

Turner has been given to 10,386 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2019.

Meaning & origin /ˈtɝ.nɚ/

From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,386

Peak year

2019 (263 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -15%

Gender split

4% girls / 96% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Turner.

10,421 babies since 1880

10,475 babies since 1882

10,281 babies since 1880

10,494 babies since 1998

10,261 babies since 1880

10,256 babies since 1950

10,245 babies since 1991

10,243 babies since 1968

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