Unisex name · since 1913
Murle
286 babies named Murle in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Murle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 286 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Murle recorded 286 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1962.
- #10,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 286 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murle ranks #10,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Murle's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Murle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Murle splits its recorded history at 1929: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Murle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1962
- Peak year (1926)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Murle popularity over time - girls
189 total births recorded since 1902 (Murle as girls' name)
Murle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (113 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Murle's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Murle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 113 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Murle's data
- Murle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Murle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1913–1962 (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 Murle 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.