Murry vs Murphy

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

Name A

Murry

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Name B

Murphy

Boy name · Rank #813

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Metric Murry Murphy
Current Rank Unranked #813
Total Births (all years) 3,085 8,486
Peak Year 1917 2025
Peak Year Births 94 341
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Murry Murphy
1880s 10 30
1890s 75 86
1900s 95 152
1910s 493 487
1920s 687 728
1930s 458 604
1940s 377 570
1950s 393 597
1960s 242 393
1970s 119 354
1980s 79 333
1990s 35 532
2000s 11 676
2010s 6 1,331
2020s 5 1,613

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murry Murphy
2014 - 123
2015 - 149
2016 - 163
2017 - 165
2018 - 165
2019 - 185
2020 - 225
2021 5 214
2022 - 267
2023 - 258
2024 - 308
2025 - 341

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, 1882–2021.

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