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.

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Murray

Boy name · Rank #2716

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Name B

Murl

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

Births by Decade

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

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 -
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, 1880–2025.

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