US rank #2960 Girls' name Peak 2024 246 births

Murphie — #2960 US girls' name

246 babies named Murphie in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s602020s186
#2960
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Murphie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

56 babies were named Murphie in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murphie

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Murphie between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Murphie currently holds the #2960 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murphie performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Murphie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Murphie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murphie 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 246 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.

Murphie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

246

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2024

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,960

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Murphie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
56
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
0204060 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 6

Murphie by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
186 births that decade — 76% of Murphie's all-time total
2010s602020s186

Murphie by state

Where Murphie concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Murphie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
#2 Indiana
5 2.0%
California share of Murphie's total US births 2.0%
Even split

5 of 246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murphie?
246 babies have been named Murphie since 2015. It currently ranks #2960 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 56 births.
When was Murphie most popular?
Murphie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Murphie most popular?
The top states for the name Murphie are California (5 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Murphie been used?
Murphie has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Murphie?
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.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.