Recorded 1933–1958 Girls' name Peak 1950 16 births

Murleen — girls' name

16 babies named Murleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s11
1950s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Murleen was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

6 babies were named Murleen in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Murleen between 1933 and 1958, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Murleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murleen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Murleen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murleen 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 16 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.

Murleen at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

16

Since 1933

26 years of records

Peak year

1950

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1933

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1958

Murleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1933

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1950)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 195819501933 5

Murleen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 69% of Murleen's all-time total
1930s51950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murleen?
16 babies have been named Murleen since 1933. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1950 with 6 births.
When was Murleen most popular?
Murleen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Murleen been used?
Murleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 26 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Murleen?
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, 1933–1958 (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.