Murdoch — boys' name

What the Data Says About Murdoch

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Murdoch between 1923 and 2023, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Murdoch currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murdoch performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Murdoch shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murdoch 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 52 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.