Turner
- Pronunciation
- [Tur-ner]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Champion In A Tournament
- Origin
- French
Turner Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 9,794 baby boys have been named Turner. The name peaked in 2019 with 246 US births that year (rank #889). In 2024, ranked #1006 nationally — 117 places below its 2019 peak.
Top States for Turner
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Turner births are: Texas (642), Georgia (579), North Carolina (571).
Other French-Origin Names Like Turner
If you like Turner's French origin, consider these related names: Abelia, Abella, Acel, Aceline, Adalene. Browse all French names →
6-Letter Names Starting with T
Names with Turner's exact length and starting letter: Taavet, Tabari, Tabora, Tadewi, Tadita.
Quick Facts About Turner
US Popularity History (2000–2021)
Annual US births named Turner by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2019 with 246 boys named Turner (boy rank #889 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2021, ranked #941 for boys (241 US births). That's 52 places below its 2019 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Turner Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Turner the strongest states are Nebraska, Kansas, Mississippi.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | #401 | 28 |
| 2 | Kansas | #511 | 23 |
| 3 | Mississippi | #548 | 24 |
| 4 | Alabama | #569 | 77 |
| 5 | South Carolina | #606 | 68 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | #620 | 41 |
| 7 | Kentucky | #620 | 26 |
| 8 | Tennessee | #630 | 98 |
| 9 | Arkansas | #639 | 20 |
| 10 | North Carolina | #667 | 109 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | #1,062 | 23 |
| 2 | Texas | #1,023 | 75 |
| 3 | Washington | #876 | 20 |
| 4 | Louisiana | #868 | 16 |
| 5 | Indiana | #783 | 23 |
| 6 | Virginia | #751 | 75 |
| 7 | Colorado | #741 | 34 |
| 8 | Missouri | #740 | 30 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | #686 | 36 |
| 10 | Utah | #679 | 24 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Turner in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner | Champion In A Tournament | Male | French |
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Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Turner against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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