Unisex name · since 1993
Mursal
50 babies named Mursal in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mursal is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 50 have been recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Mursal recorded 50 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2024.
- #35,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1993
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mursal ranks #35,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1993, peaking in the 2020s.
- #35,079 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mursal's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mursal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mursal's full recorded timeline at 2011, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mursal popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Mursal popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 2009 (Mursal as boys' name)
Mursal by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (18 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Mursal's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mursal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (36% of all-time use).
Mursal by state
Where Mursal concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 20.0% |
10 of 50 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Mursals (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mursal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1993–2024 (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 Mursal 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.