Recorded 1917–1927 Boys' name Peak 1926 25 births

Murvel — boys' name

25 babies named Murvel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s20
1920s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Murvel was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

9 babies were named Murvel in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murvel

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Murvel between 1917 and 1927, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Murvel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murvel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Murvel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murvel 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 25 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.

Murvel at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

25

Since 1917

11 years of records

Peak year

1926

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1917

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1927

Murvel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1917

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1926)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Murvel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 80% of Murvel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murvel?
25 babies have been named Murvel since 1917. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1926 with 9 births.
When was Murvel most popular?
Murvel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Murvel been used?
Murvel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 11 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Murvel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Murray, Murphy, Murry, Murl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1927 (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.