Murl vs Murphy

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

Name A

Murl

Boy name

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Name B

Murphy

Boy name · Rank #814

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Metric Murl Murphy
Current Rank Unranked #814
Total Births (all years) 1,941 8,144
Peak Year 1919 2024
Peak Year Births 65 307
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Murl Murphy
1880ss 5 30
1890ss 40 86
1900ss 68 152
1910ss 365 487
1920ss 511 728
1930ss 362 604
1940ss 266 570
1950ss 185 597
1960ss 94 393
1970ss 34 354
1980ss 11 334
1990ss — 532
2000ss — 676
2010ss — 1,331
2020ss — 1,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murl Murphy
2014 — 123
2015 — 149
2016 — 163
2017 — 165
2018 — 165
2019 — 185
2020 — 225
2021 — 213
2022 — 267
2023 — 258
2024 — 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, 1886–1983.

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