Is Gurney a boy or girl name?

Gurney is a boy’s name. Of the 790 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gurney

Recorded 1890–1969 · United States

Gurney was most popular in 1928, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,839 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 790 people named Gurney.

Gurney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gurney’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gurney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gurney is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 790 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gurney

Where Gurney is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

North Carolina 34.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org