Thurmon
Masculine
Thurmon is a Norse name worn down by a thousand years of English mouths, and its most famous American bearer was a baseball catcher who flew his own plane home to Ohio on days off so he could see his children. He was killed practicing landings in it, and his team left his locker in the clubhouse untouched for decades.
How old is the name Thurmon?
Thurmon first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Thurmon alive today was born around 1934, making them about 91 years old. About 300 people named Thurmon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Thurmon most popular?
Thurmon peaked in 1930, reaching #1259 nationally. See the whole 1930 chart.
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Where it comes from
From an Old Norse name built on the god Thor to Thurmon
The story of Thurmon
Thurman Munson captained the Yankees, caught more than a thousand games with hands that were permanently damaged, and was famously difficult with journalists and famously beloved by his teammates. He had learned to fly so that he could get home to Canton between games. In the summer of 1979 he was practicing touch-and-go landings at the local airport when the plane came down short of the runway; two passengers got out and he did not. The team played that night. His locker was left exactly as it was and moved, still intact, when the stadium was rebuilt.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The likeliest source is an Old Norse name whose first element is the god Thor and whose second is about protection — a name meaning something like protected by Thor, brought to England by Scandinavian settlers and surviving as a surname long after anyone had stopped worshipping anybody. A separate English route from a place name is also possible. The spelling with an o in the second syllable is American, and it does not change the sound at all.
How the name formed
- an Old Norse name built on the god Thor
- Scandinavian settlement carries it into English
- it survives as an English surname long after the religion
- used as an American first name from the 1910s
- a baseball catcher makes the surname famous
Related forms: Thormundr · Thurman · Thorman
Pronouncing Thurmon
THUR-mun
Two syllables, stress at the front, and a second syllable with no identifiable vowel — which is why the record carries it spelled with an a and with an o.
Nicknames for Thurmon
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most boys named
- 193032 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1259reached in 1930
- Change vs 1976
- +20.0%6 in 1980, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Thurmon in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Thormundr in Old Norse — related form
- Thurman in English — spelling variant
- Thorman in Swedish — related form
Thurmons among us
people named Thurmon are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Thurmon sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a genuine Norse history and a concrete namesake without being weighed down by either.
- The sound is plain and unfussy in a way that suits a man as well as a boy.
- It is unrepeated — a boy carrying it will not meet another.
- Thurman is the standard spelling and this one will be corrected regularly.
- It reads unmistakably as a surname and some people will treat it as one.
- It is firmly of the early twentieth century and has had no revival.
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Frequently asked
- How many Thurmons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Thurmon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Thurmon in 2025?
- Thurmon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Thurmon with classmates?
- Thurmon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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