Recorded 1926–1937 Girls' name Peak 1926 23 births

Murlee — girls' name

23 babies named Murlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s16
1930s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Murlee was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Murlee in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Murlee between 1926 and 1937, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Murlee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murlee performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Murlee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murlee 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 23 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.

Murlee at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

23

Since 1926

12 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1926

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1937

Murlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1926

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1937193319321926 7

Murlee by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
16 births that decade — 70% of Murlee's all-time total
1920s71930s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murlee?
23 babies have been named Murlee since 1926. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Murlee most popular?
Murlee was most popular in the 1930s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Murlee been used?
Murlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 12 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Murlee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Muriel, Murphy, Murl, Murlene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1926–1937 (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.