Recorded 1966–1991 Boys' name Peak 1975 77 births

Murice — boys' name

77 babies named Murice in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s281980s191990s12
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Murice was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

9 babies were named Murice in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murice

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Murice between 1966 and 1991, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Murice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murice performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Murice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murice 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 77 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.

Murice at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

77

Since 1966

26 years of records

Peak year

1975

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1966

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1991

Murice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1966

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1975)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
45678910 199119901987198519811978197619751970196919671966 7

Murice by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 36% of Murice's all-time total
1960s181970s281980s191990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murice?
77 babies have been named Murice since 1966. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1975 with 9 births.
When was Murice most popular?
Murice was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Murice been used?
Murice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 26 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Murice?
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, 1966–1991 (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.