Murdock vs Murray

Side-by-side comparison of Murdock and Murray — 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

Murray

Boy name · Rank #2705

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Metric Murdock Murray
Current Rank #12320 #2705
Total Births (all years) 340 21,859
Peak Year 2016 1922
Peak Year Births 13 628
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Murdock Murray
1880ss 5 203
1890ss 12 298
1900ss 5 522
1910ss 35 3,261
1920ss 54 5,542
1930ss 41 2,908
1940ss 38 2,539
1950ss 30 2,681
1960ss 11 1,634
1970ss 16 671
1980ss 5 417
1990ss — 304
2000ss 5 230
2010ss 54 404
2020ss 29 245

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murdock Murray
2014 5 40
2015 5 44
2016 13 43
2017 11 52
2018 6 44
2019 7 52
2020 — 47
2021 7 41
2022 9 47
2023 8 62
2024 5 48

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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