Murl

Given to 2,567 US babies since 1885 · Not recorded since 1983

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1901

8 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,567

since 1885

Born a Murl? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Murl was most popular in 1901, when 8 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.08 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Murl in 2025. Not recorded since 1983.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	<5	—
2017	<5	—	<5	—
2016	<5	—	<5	—
2015	<5	—	<5	—
2014	<5	—	<5	—
2013	<5	—	<5	—
2012	<5	—	<5	—
2011	<5	—	<5	—
2010	<5	—	<5	—
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	<5	—
2006	<5	—	<5	—
2005	<5	—	<5	—
2004	<5	—	<5	—
2003	<5	—	<5	—
2002	<5	—	<5	—
2001	<5	—	<5	—
2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	<5	—
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	<5	—
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	<5	—	5	6238
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	6	5525
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	5	5772
1977	<5	—	6	5123
1976	<5	—	<5	—
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	7	4190
1973	<5	—	6	4505
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	<5	—	5	4907
1970	<5	—	5	4724
1969	<5	—	8	3314
1968	<5	—	8	3107
1967	<5	—	7	3231
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	7	3244
1964	<5	—	13	2310
1963	<5	—	17	1957
1962	<5	—	8	3041
1961	<5	—	14	2242
1960	<5	—	12	2423
1959	<5	—	14	2200
1958	6	5408	19	1838
1957	<5	—	20	1791
1956	<5	—	16	2015
1955	<5	—	13	2219
1954	<5	—	20	1706
1953	<5	—	17	1900
1952	5	5563	23	1582
1951	<5	—	13	2135
1950	<5	—	30	1313
1949	<5	—	15	1941
1948	<5	—	18	1758
1947	8	4007	38	1176
1946	11	3034	19	1642
1945	<5	—	35	1103
1944	<5	—	25	1328
1943	<5	—	26	1368
1942	6	4124	32	1228
1941	6	3954	28	1254
1940	5	4349	30	1227
1939	6	3782	36	1070
1938	11	2579	35	1095
1937	6	3800	27	1288
1936	10	2689	34	1118
1935	16	2006	29	1247
1934	8	3159	37	1077
1933	6	3753	34	1124
1932	12	2490	42	1025
1931	9	2972	41	1050
1930	24	1607	47	990
1929	20	1825	33	1214
1928	20	1897	46	1019
1927	26	1619	58	892
1926	19	1997	50	963
1925	16	2283	52	933
1924	19	2062	65	849
1923	16	2264	43	1087
1922	21	1897	55	941
1921	15	2378	57	931
1920	29	1511	52	960
1919	13	2515	65	811
1918	29	1451	53	909
1917	19	1847	42	1003
1916	22	1630	59	803
1915	24	1475	50	868
1914	17	1603	35	933
1913	17	1405	26	969
1912	11	1719	21	1000
1911	5	2463	9	1190
1910	9	1634	5	1589
1909	7	1763	10	951
1908	9	1439	8	1021
1907	9	1384	5	1345
1906	7	1553	6	1111
1905	8	1420	9	836
1904	6	1659	6	1064
1903	12	1027	5	1130
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	8	779
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	5	1051
1898	<5	—	9	744
1897	7	1263	5	1057
1896	6	1416	<5	—
1895	6	1426	<5	—
1894	12	905	7	857
1893	<5	—	7	836
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	5	1332	7	766
1890	5	1338	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	5	959
1885	5	1047	<5	—