Murvin vs Murphy

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

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Murvin

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Murphy

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Metric Murvin Murphy
Current Rank Unranked #814
Total Births (all years) 194 8,144
Peak Year 1922 2024
Peak Year Births 13 307
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Murvin Murphy
1880ss — 30
1890ss — 86
1900ss 5 152
1910ss 21 487
1920ss 62 728
1930ss 48 604
1940ss 25 570
1950ss 18 597
1960ss 15 393
1970ss — 354
1980ss — 334
1990ss — 532
2000ss — 676
2010ss — 1,331
2020ss — 1,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Murvin Murphy
2014 — 123
2015 — 149
2016 — 163
2017 — 165
2018 — 165
2019 — 185
2020 — 225
2021 — 213
2022 — 267
2023 — 258
2024 — 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, 1907–1967.

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