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

Boy name

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Name B

Murray

Boy name · Rank #2705

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Metric Murl Murray
Current Rank Unranked #2705
Total Births (all years) 1,941 21,859
Peak Year 1919 1922
Peak Year Births 65 628
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Murl Murray
1880ss 5 203
1890ss 40 298
1900ss 68 522
1910ss 365 3,261
1920ss 511 5,542
1930ss 362 2,908
1940ss 266 2,539
1950ss 185 2,681
1960ss 94 1,634
1970ss 34 671
1980ss 11 417
1990ss — 304
2000ss — 230
2010ss — 404
2020ss — 245

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

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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