Boys' name · since 1932
Murton
Murton has 20 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1934 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Murton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 20 recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murton has been recorded 20 times among boys since 1932, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 1935.
- #29,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1932
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Murton ranks #29,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1932, peaking in the 1930s.
- #29,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1932
- 1930s
- peak decade
Murton's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Murton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Murton's full recorded timeline at 1934, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1934 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Murton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1935
- Peak year (1934)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Murton by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (20 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Murton's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Murton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Murton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~3 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, 1932–1935 (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 Murton 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.