Murray vs Murry

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

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Murray

Boy name · Rank #2705

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Name B

Murry

Boy name

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Metric Murray Murry
Current Rank #2705 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 21,859 3,085
Peak Year 1922 1917
Peak Year Births 628 94
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Murray Murry
1880ss 203 10
1890ss 298 75
1900ss 522 95
1910ss 3,261 493
1920ss 5,542 687
1930ss 2,908 458
1940ss 2,539 377
1950ss 2,681 393
1960ss 1,634 242
1970ss 671 119
1980ss 417 79
1990ss 304 35
2000ss 230 11
2010ss 404 6
2020ss 245 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murray Murry
2014 40 —
2015 44 —
2016 43 —
2017 52 —
2018 44 —
2019 52 —
2020 47 —
2021 41 5
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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