Murphy vs Murray

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

Name A

Murphy

Boy name · Rank #813

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Name B

Murray

Boy name · Rank #2716

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Metric Murphy Murray
Current Rank #813 #2716
Total Births (all years) 8,486 21,908
Peak Year 2025 1922
Peak Year Births 341 628
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Murphy Murray
1880s 30 203
1890s 86 298
1900s 152 522
1910s 487 3,261
1920s 728 5,542
1930s 604 2,908
1940s 570 2,539
1950s 597 2,681
1960s 393 1,633
1970s 354 671
1980s 333 417
1990s 532 304
2000s 676 230
2010s 1,331 404
2020s 1,613 295

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murphy Murray
2014 123 40
2015 149 44
2016 163 43
2017 165 52
2018 165 44
2019 185 52
2020 225 47
2021 214 41
2022 267 47
2023 258 62
2024 308 48
2025 341 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, 1881–2025.

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