Turi
A feminine name of Scandinavian origin meaning "daughter of Thor".
Name Census estimates that about 22 living Americans carry the first name Turi. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 79.2% of registrations being female. The average person named Turi today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Turi births was 1971 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Turi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Turi. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
22
~ 1 in 15,579,743 Americans
Peak year
1971
10 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
2014 SSA rank
#5,517
Tracked since 1970
Census
Turi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 193 people with the first name Turi, which placed it at #39,252 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,252
National first-name rank
People counted
193
193 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Turi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Turi is White at 56.0%. The next largest groups are Black (21.2%) and Hispanic (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Turi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Turi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.0% · 108
- Black or African American21.2% · 41
- Hispanic or Latino9.8% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.7% · 13
- Two or more races4.7% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Turi
Turi is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 24 total registrations, 5 (20.8%) were male and 19 (79.2%) were female.
Turi as a male name
- Ranked #13,912 in 2014
- 5 male births in 2014
- Peak: 2014 (5 births)
Turi as a female name
- Ranked #5,517 in 1971
- 10 female births in 1971
- Peak: 1971 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Turi on both sides of the split. Of the 197 people counted with this name, 70 were male (35.5%) and 127 were female (64.5%).
Popularity
Turi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Turi from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 19 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Turi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Turi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Turi
The given name Turi finds its origins in the Basque language spoken in parts of Spain and France. Derived from the Basque word "iturri" meaning fountain or spring, the name Turi is thought to have emerged during the early medieval period around the 5th or 6th century CE.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Turi can be traced back to the 9th century CE, when Turi Andoni was a notable Basque warrior who fought against the Frankish Empire's invasion of the Basque Country. His bravery and resistance against foreign occupation earned him a place in Basque folklore and oral traditions.
In the 11th century, Turi Abenza was a renowned architect and stonemason who oversaw the construction of several churches and monasteries in the Navarre region of Spain. His masterpiece, the Monastery of Santa María la Real in Nájera, is considered a significant example of Romanesque architecture in the Iberian Peninsula.
During the 13th century, Turi Aritzaga was a Basque poet and trobairitz, a female troubadour from the Basque Country. Her poems, which often celebrated love and nature, were widely circulated among the nobility of the time and have been preserved in various medieval manuscripts.
In the 16th century, Turi Zalduna was a Basque explorer and navigator who accompanied Juan Sebastián Elcano on the famous Magellan-Elcano expedition, becoming the first crew to circumnavigate the globe. His detailed accounts of the journey provided invaluable insights into the cultures and lands they encountered.
Turi Huarte, born in 1529 in Navarre, was a Renaissance philosopher and author who wrote the influential treatise "Examen de Ingenios" (Examination of Talents), which explored the relationship between human temperaments and intellectual abilities. His work had a significant impact on the field of educational psychology.
While the name Turi may have originated in the Basque Country, its use has spread to other regions and cultures over time, making it a name with a rich history and cultural significance.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Turi
People
Turi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Turi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Turi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Turi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 22 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Turi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 15,579,743 US residents.
Is Turi a common name?
We classify Turi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 41.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 24 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Turi most popular?
The single biggest year for Turi was 1971, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Turi is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Turi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 193 people with the name Turi, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,252 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Turi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Turi?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Turi on both sides of the split. Of the 197 people counted with this name, 70 were male (35.5%) and 127 were female (64.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Turi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Turi is White at 56.0%. The next largest groups are Black (21.2%) and Hispanic (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Turi most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Turi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.0% (108 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Turi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Turi a female name?
Yes, 79.2% of people registered as Turi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Turi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Turi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Turi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Turi?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.