Recorded 1914–1949 Girls' name Peak 1934 105 births

Murdis — girls' name

105 babies named Murdis in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s461930s281940s15
1920s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Murdis was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

11 babies were named Murdis in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murdis

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Murdis between 1914 and 1949, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Murdis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murdis performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Murdis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Murdis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murdis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 105 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Murdis at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

105

Since 1914

36 years of records

Peak year

1934

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1914

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1949

Murdis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1914

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1934)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 194919411934192919271925192019171914 5

Murdis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
46 births that decade — 44% of Murdis's all-time total
1910s161920s461930s281940s15

Murdis by state

Where Murdis concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Murdis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 4.8%
Alabama share of Murdis's total US births 4.8%

5 of 105 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murdis?
105 babies have been named Murdis since 1914. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1934 with 11 births.
When was Murdis most popular?
Murdis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Murdis most popular?
The top states for the name Murdis are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Murdis been used?
Murdis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 36 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Murdis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Muriel, Murphy, Murl, Murlene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.