Murlin — boys' name
321 babies named Murlin in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
36% of everyone ever named Murlin was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Murlin in 1927 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Murlin
The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Murlin between 1912 and 1953, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Murlin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Murlin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Murlin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Murlin 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 321 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.
Murlin at a glance
Last recorded 1953Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Murlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1912
- Peak year (1927)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1953.
321 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1927 with 19 births in a single year.
Murlin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 116 births that decade — 36% of Murlin's all-time total
Murlin decade highlights
- Peak decade 116 births
- Runner-up 80 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Murlin's strongest decade
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 36% of all-time use.
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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, 1912–1953 (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.