Boys' name · since 1923
Murdoch
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Murdoch, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 1923
- 2020s
- peak decade
Murdoch currently ranks #12191 among boys' names in America, with 57 babies recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murdoch has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1923, currently ranked #12191 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #21,277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,191 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 57 born since 1923
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murdoch ranks #21,277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,191 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 57 born since 1923, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,191 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57
- born since 1923
- 2020s
- peak decade
Murdoch's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Murdoch compares
57 18th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Murdoch's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Murdoch | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Murdoch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Murdoch splits its recorded history at 2019: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Murdoch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Murdoch by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (22 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Murdoch's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Murdoch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (39% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Murdoch: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Murdoch draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.