Murlene — girls' name

What the Data Says About Murlene

The Social Security Administration has registered 616 babies named Murlene between 1912 and 1964, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Murlene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murlene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 211 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Murlene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Murlene in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murlene 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 616 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.