Murray vs Murphy

Side-by-side comparison of Murray and Murphy — 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

Murphy

Boy name · Rank #814

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Metric Murray Murphy
Current Rank #2705 #814
Total Births (all years) 21,859 8,144
Peak Year 1922 2024
Peak Year Births 628 307
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Murray Murphy
1880ss 203 30
1890ss 298 86
1900ss 522 152
1910ss 3,261 487
1920ss 5,542 728
1930ss 2,908 604
1940ss 2,539 570
1950ss 2,681 597
1960ss 1,634 393
1970ss 671 354
1980ss 417 334
1990ss 304 532
2000ss 230 676
2010ss 404 1,331
2020ss 245 1,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murray Murphy
2014 40 123
2015 44 149
2016 43 163
2017 52 165
2018 44 165
2019 52 185
2020 47 225
2021 41 213
2022 47 267
2023 62 258
2024 48 307

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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