Thurman

Thurman is a male given name: 100% of people named Thurman are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 100%Female 0%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 16,332 male / 5 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Thurman

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Thurman," in English, "Guten Tag Thurman," in German. Thurman is a male given name: about 100% of people named Thurman are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Thurman,

German

Guten Tag Thurman,

French

Bonjour Thurman,

Spanish

Estimado/a Thurman:

Chinese

Thurman您好：

Japanese

Thurman様

English

Hi Thurman,

German

Hi Thurman,

French

Salut Thurman,

Spanish

Hola Thurman,

Chinese

Thurman你好：

Japanese

Thurmanさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Thurman by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	100%

United States birth data

16,332 male · 5 female · 16,337 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Thurman a male or female name?

Thurman is a male given name: 100% of people named Thurman are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Thurman in an email?

Is Thurman a unisex name?

Thurman is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Thurman are men. Thurman leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Thurman a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/thurman (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_thurman,
  title  = {Is Thurman a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/thurman},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}