Murdock vs Murphy

Side-by-side comparison of Murdock and Murphy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Murdock

Boy name · Rank #12320

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Name B

Murphy

Boy name · Rank #814

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Metric Murdock Murphy
Current Rank #12320 #814
Total Births (all years) 340 8,144
Peak Year 2016 2024
Peak Year Births 13 307
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Murdock Murphy
1880ss 5 30
1890ss 12 86
1900ss 5 152
1910ss 35 487
1920ss 54 728
1930ss 41 604
1940ss 38 570
1950ss 30 597
1960ss 11 393
1970ss 16 354
1980ss 5 334
1990ss — 532
2000ss 5 676
2010ss 54 1,331
2020ss 29 1,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murdock Murphy
2014 5 123
2015 5 149
2016 13 163
2017 11 165
2018 6 165
2019 7 185
2020 — 225
2021 7 213
2022 9 267
2023 8 258
2024 5 307

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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