Girls' name · since 1886
Murtie
Murtie has 15 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1886 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #50,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1886
- 1880s
- peak decade
Murtie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murtie has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1880s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1929.
- #50,012 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1886
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murtie ranks #50,012 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1886, peaking in the 1880s.
- #50,012 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1886
- 1880s
- peak decade
Murtie's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Murtie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Murtie's SSA record in two at 1909 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded.
Murtie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1929
- Peak year (1886)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Murtie by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).
1880s was Murtie's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Murtie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Murtie's usage has stayed within range of its 1880s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Murtie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1886)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1886–1929 (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 Murtie 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.