Murray vs Murl

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

Name A

Murray

Boy name · Rank #2705

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Name B

Murl

Boy name

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murray Murl
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, 1880–2024.

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