Girls' name · since 1915
Murline
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 374 babies named Murline, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 374
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Murline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 374 recorded since 1915.
Murline has 374 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1962.
- #14,087 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 374 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murline ranks #14,087 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 374 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 374
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Murline's 374 recorded births place it above 80.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Murline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Murline's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Murline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1962
- Peak year (1925)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Murline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (122 births, 33% of the file).
1920s was Murline's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Murline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s
1930s
117 births
- 1940s
1940s
77 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 122 births (33% of all-time use).
Murline by state
Where Murline concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
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What to do with Murline's data
- Murline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (122 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.
- Texas records the most Murlines (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Murline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1915–1962 (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 Murline 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.