Recorded 1917–1962 Girls' name Peak 1940 72 births

Murna — girls' name

72 babies named Murna in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s111930s101940s181950s171960s5
1940s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Murna was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

7 babies were named Murna in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murna

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Murna between 1917 and 1962, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Murna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murna performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Murna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murna 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 72 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.

Murna at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

72

Since 1917

46 years of records

Peak year

1940

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1917

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1962

Murna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1917

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1940)
7
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1962195719461940193019241917 6

Murna by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
18 births that decade — 25% of Murna's all-time total
1910s111920s111930s101940s181950s171960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murna?
72 babies have been named Murna since 1917. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1940 with 7 births.
When was Murna most popular?
Murna was most popular in the 1940s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Murna been used?
Murna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 46 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Murna?
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, 1917–1962 (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.