Murphy

Given to 13,174 US babies since 1881

▲ Rising +63% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#397

recorded as girls

#754

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

1,124

girls 783 · boys 341

Peak year

2025

341 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

13,174

since 1881

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Murphy was most popular in 2025, when 341 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.20 per 1,000). In 2025, 783 babies were named Murphy, ranking #397 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 63%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	783	397	341	754
2024	650	474	308	813
2023	588	516	258	901
2022	443	667	267	885
2021	398	719	214	1025
2020	261	976	225	965
2019	177	1295	185	1080
2018	146	1497	165	1160
2017	148	1495	165	1149
2016	124	1712	163	1169
2015	88	2152	149	1228
2014	42	3652	123	1385
2013	31	4543	103	1540
2012	25	5398	73	1942
2011	26	5207	102	1544
2010	30	4735	103	1552
2009	24	5709	90	1717
2008	34	4448	85	1760
2007	20	6552	82	1781
2006	35	4165	60	2150
2005	32	4267	67	1889
2004	27	4816	79	1629
2003	34	3946	57	2006
2002	25	4767	57	1943
2001	19	5822	46	2217
2000	21	5312	53	1944
1999	29	3970	39	2300
1998	31	3730	47	2012
1997	25	4239	47	1933
1996	29	3723	50	1817
1995	33	3357	57	1603
1994	29	3704	55	1643
1993	27	3877	51	1699
1992	57	2295	43	1884
1991	44	2703	73	1314
1990	33	3297	70	1326
1989	29	3477	60	1411
1988	<5	—	36	1849
1987	6	9825	26	2215
1986	<5	—	45	1493
1985	<5	—	25	2171
1984	<5	—	30	1842
1983	<5	—	25	2085
1982	<5	—	28	1929
1981	<5	—	35	1661
1980	<5	—	23	2213
1979	<5	—	46	1370
1978	<5	—	33	1652
1977	<5	—	29	1780
1976	<5	—	37	1469
1975	<5	—	32	1593
1974	<5	—	40	1351
1973	<5	—	26	1736
1972	<5	—	38	1364
1971	<5	—	39	1352
1970	<5	—	34	1435
1969	<5	—	21	1810
1968	<5	—	38	1233
1967	<5	—	26	1507
1966	<5	—	36	1259
1965	<5	—	37	1254
1964	<5	—	55	1016
1963	<5	—	53	1037
1962	<5	—	49	1091
1961	<5	—	38	1279
1960	<5	—	40	1242
1959	<5	—	46	1141
1958	<5	—	56	1018
1957	<5	—	40	1234
1956	<5	—	66	917
1955	<5	—	59	976
1954	<5	—	62	939
1953	<5	—	64	895
1952	<5	—	81	781
1951	<5	—	61	902
1950	<5	—	62	872
1949	<5	—	66	842
1948	<5	—	57	910
1947	<5	—	57	923
1946	<5	—	46	1003
1945	<5	—	42	986
1944	<5	—	68	754
1943	5	4691	63	828
1942	<5	—	58	859
1941	<5	—	60	817
1940	<5	—	53	862
1939	5	4250	64	754
1938	<5	—	69	736
1937	<5	—	53	835
1936	<5	—	44	924
1935	5	4204	60	798
1934	<5	—	60	798
1933	<5	—	53	852
1932	5	4411	81	677
1931	7	3497	59	816
1930	6	4047	61	832
1929	<5	—	66	794
1928	<5	—	52	938
1927	<5	—	89	684
1926	<5	—	89	671
1925	<5	—	68	801
1924	<5	—	65	849
1923	<5	—	83	711
1922	9	3379	78	748
1921	<5	—	65	856
1920	<5	—	73	775
1919	7	3817	73	753
1918	6	4291	59	855
1917	6	4083	73	713
1916	<5	—	69	724
1915	6	3795	61	767
1914	8	2638	51	734
1913	<5	—	28	930
1912	<5	—	41	659
1911	<5	—	18	759
1910	<5	—	14	822
1909	<5	—	15	714
1908	<5	—	17	632
1907	<5	—	21	511
1906	<5	—	17	568
1905	<5	—	17	574
1904	<5	—	11	723
1903	5	1792	17	527
1902	<5	—	7	933
1901	<5	—	9	727
1900	<5	—	21	518
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	5	1700	6	1002
1897	<5	—	14	556
1896	<5	—	6	982
1895	<5	—	11	640
1894	<5	—	8	787
1893	<5	—	13	538
1892	<5	—	16	497
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	6	884
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	5	1031
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	7	720
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	6	781

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Other spellings

Murphie · 326

Names like Murphy

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

Miller1,392 in 2025 Cal554 in 2025 Theo3,966 in 2025 Winslow243 in 2025 Truett586 in 2025 Walker4,303 in 2025

Where Murphy is most popular

Minnesota
2.3×
Iowa
2.2×
Missouri
2.1×
Kansas
2.0×
Nebraska
1.8×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 36% · boys 64% across all years