Recorded 1907–1967 Boys' name Peak 1922 194 births

Murvin — boys' name

194 babies named Murvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s211920s621930s481940s251950s181960s15
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Murvin was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Murvin in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Murvin

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Murvin between 1907 and 1967, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Murvin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Murvin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Murvin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Murvin 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 194 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.

Murvin at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

194

Since 1907

61 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1907

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1967

Murvin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1907

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
468101214 196719571944193619301926192219151907 5

Murvin by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
62 births that decade — 32% of Murvin's all-time total
1900s51910s211920s621930s481940s251950s181960s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Murvin?
194 babies have been named Murvin since 1907. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Murvin most popular?
Murvin was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Murvin been used?
Murvin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 61 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Murvin?
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, 1907–1967 (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.