Murl vs Murray

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

Name A

Murl

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Name B

Murray

Boy name · Rank #2716

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Metric Murl Murray
Current Rank Unranked #2716
Total Births (all years) 1,941 21,908
Peak Year 1919 1922
Peak Year Births 65 628
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Murl Murray
1880s 5 203
1890s 40 298
1900s 68 522
1910s 365 3,261
1920s 511 5,542
1930s 362 2,908
1940s 266 2,539
1950s 185 2,681
1960s 94 1,633
1970s 34 671
1980s 11 417
1990s - 304
2000s - 230
2010s - 404
2020s - 295

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murl Murray
2014 - 40
2015 - 44
2016 - 43
2017 - 52
2018 - 44
2019 - 52
2020 - 47
2021 - 41
2022 - 47
2023 - 62
2024 - 48
2025 - 50

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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