Recorded 2009–2020 Boys' name Peak 2012 43 births

Murdoc — boys' name

43 babies named Murdoc in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s332020s5
2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Murdoc was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

8 babies were named Murdoc in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murdoc

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Murdoc between 2009 and 2020, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Murdoc currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murdoc performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Murdoc shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murdoc 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 43 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.

Murdoc at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

43

Since 2009

12 years of records

Peak year

2012

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2009

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2020

Murdoc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2009

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2012)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Murdoc by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 77% of Murdoc's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murdoc?
43 babies have been named Murdoc since 2009. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2012 with 8 births.
When was Murdoc most popular?
Murdoc was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Murdoc been used?
Murdoc has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 12 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Murdoc?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Murray, Murphy, Murry, Murl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2009–2020 (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.