Boys' name · since 1923
Murell
16 babies named Murell in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Murell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1923.
Murell has 16 recorded births among boys since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1930.
- #30,929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murell ranks #30,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Murell's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Murell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Murell splits its recorded history at 1927: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Murell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1930
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Murell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1920s was Murell's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Murell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Murell's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Murell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
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, 1923–1930 (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 Murell 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.