Muriel

#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 98.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1922 · 2,392 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
54,884
since 1880

Muriel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Muriel has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #112, 1922girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,35232
2024#3,17650
2023#4,87327
2022#5,63822
2021#6,17419
2020#5,85020
2019#5,98620
2018#6,24819
2017#5,04526
2016#5,98521
2015#4,85328
2014#4,65730
2013#7,74815
2012#7,45616
2011#6,14821
2010#5,97722
2009#6,54420
2008#4,76131
2007#4,80830
2006#4,35833
2005#4,82827
2004#4,81627
2003#4,30730
2002#3,52338
2001#4,10730
2000#3,88632
1999#4,71823
1998#3,06841
1997#3,36534
1996#2,71445
1995#3,08737
1994#4,23824
1993#2,76843
1992#3,26734
1991#2,79042
1990#3,02237
1989#2,44247
1988#2,80337
1987#2,23648
1986#1,89059
1985#2,54538
1984#2,57436
1983#2,36040
1982#2,28843
1981#2,65734
1980#2,04351
1979#2,86030
1978#1,93850
1977#2,30739
1976#2,79227
1975#1,71355
1974#2,02941
1973#1,69053
1972#1,83246
1971#1,32281
1970#1,36976
1969#1,42367
1968#1,19682
1967#1,15584
1966#999105#3,9485
1965#1,004108
1964#872141
1963#785175
1962#820163
1961#796172#3,3567
1960#789168
1959#800163#3,9885
1958#771169
1957#667216
1956#642219#2,9698
1955#587245#3,5056
1954#544267#3,4526
1953#496309#2,53110
1952#473319
1951#454334#2,13513
1950#444330#2,7708
1949#397402#1,94115
1948#404386#2,44310
1947#378448#2,16913
1946#381399#2,5349
1945#348390#2,9966
1944#309472#2,6338
1943#301530#2,27711
1942#303517#1,58520
1941#275541#2,4919
1940#258581#1,43322
1939#258584#1,79515
1938#234706#2,18511
1937#232702#1,68817
1936#235698#2,30110
1935#215797#1,70817
1934#215829#1,78316
1933#198872#1,90514
1932#1811,046#1,46523
1931#1721,081#1,48922
1930#1551,341#1,25932
1929#1491,463#1,41326
1928#1391,661#1,41327
1927#1381,807#1,37229
1926#1292,027#1,17437
1925#1262,215#1,24633
1924#1262,237#1,57724
1923#1142,360#1,38528
1922#1122,392#2,14315
1921#1192,248#1,32931
1920#1232,071#1,88518
1919#1321,793#1,26431
1918#1301,797#2,07315
1917#1281,714#1,90016
1916#1341,524#2,38911
1915#1341,445#2,8298
1914#1331,133#2,4578
1913#137882#1,80310
1912#155695#1,61910
1911#203353
1910#187365
1909#190311#1,4405
1908#207262
1907#222219#1,0947
1906#207220#1,2535
1905#230186
1904#205214
1903#191220
1902#205206
1901#206195
1900#210224
1899#212167
1898#267129
1897#221152
1896#231144
1895#269108
1894#29389
1893#28987
1892#32469
1891#32559
1890#33258
1889#34153
1888#36643
1887#40329
1886#43225
1885#40526
1884#43821
1883#45118
1882#47515
1881#50311
1880#6797
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Muriel was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Muriel is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedAKMaine: #43 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 147 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #82 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 285 girlsNHWashington: #93 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 358 girlsWAIdaho: #69 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 212 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #86 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 322 girlsNDMinnesota: #92 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 382 girlsMNIllinois: #119 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 561 girlsILWisconsin: #157 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 856 girlsWIMichigan: #162 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 924 girlsMINew York: #57 for girls · 217 births · 1 in 254 girlsNYMassachusetts: #74 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 329 girlsMARhode Island: #70 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 266 girlsRIOregon: #99 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 372 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedSDIowa: #131 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 664 girlsIAIndiana: #158 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 944 girlsINOhio: #197 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsOHPennsylvania: #151 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 948 girlsPANew Jersey: #74 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 326 girlsNJConnecticut: #75 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 310 girlsCTCalifornia: #85 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 329 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedUTColorado: #153 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 732 girlsCONebraska: #183 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,032 girlsNEMissouri: #160 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 809 girlsMOKentucky: #237 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsKYWest Virginia: #267 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,796 girlsWVVirginia: #244 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,940 girlsVAMaryland: #168 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedNMKansas: #130 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 612 girlsKSArkansas: #176 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 783 girlsARTennessee: #319 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #244 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #214 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsOKLouisiana: #236 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,214 girlsLAMississippi: #335 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,501 girlsMSAlabama: #345 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,780 girlsALGeorgia: #202 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Muriel, so not publishedHITexas: #383 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,294 girlsTXFlorida: #156 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 690 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#43 · 1 in 147
  2. New York#57 · 1 in 254
  3. Idaho#69 · 1 in 212
  4. Rhode Island#70 · 1 in 266
  5. New Jersey#74 · 1 in 326

Best ever in a state: #27 in Maine, 1924.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#43221 in 147
New York#572171 in 254
Idaho#6981 in 212
Rhode Island#70101 in 266
Massachusetts#74621 in 329
New Jersey#74481 in 326
Connecticut#75221 in 310
New Hampshire#8261 in 285
California#85361 in 329
North Dakota#86111 in 322
Minnesota#92281 in 382
Washington#93131 in 358
Oregon#9971 in 372
Illinois#119591 in 561
Kansas#130141 in 612
Iowa#131161 in 664
Pennsylvania#151551 in 948
Colorado#15351 in 732
Florida#15681 in 690
Wisconsin#157141 in 856
Indiana#158141 in 944
Missouri#160211 in 809
Michigan#162171 in 924
Maryland#16861 in 1,195
Arkansas#176131 in 783
Nebraska#18361 in 1,032
Ohio#197201 in 1,367
Georgia#202161 in 1,290
Oklahoma#214101 in 1,155
Louisiana#236101 in 1,214
Kentucky#237101 in 1,565
North Carolina#244111 in 1,685
Virginia#24481 in 1,940
West Virginia#26751 in 1,796
Tennessee#31961 in 2,418
Mississippi#33551 in 2,501
Alabama#34561 in 2,780
Texas#383131 in 2,294
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Muriel
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 1,176 spots since 2024 (#3,176#4,352)
  • 1,498 spots since 2020 (#5,850#4,352)
  • 501 spots since 2015 (#4,853#4,352)
  • Biggest jump: 176 spots in 1881 (#679#503)
  • Biggest drop: 156 spots in 1967 (#999#1,155)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1922 at #112 (2,392 births)
  • Births halved by 1931, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 86 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1880–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 502
  • Highest: 1 in 502 girls born in 1922 were named Muriel (0.20%)
  • Latest: 1 in 50,227 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 37.3% of all girls named Muriel (20,481) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s248#341 (1889)#449
1890s1,062#212 (1899)#276
1900s2,257#190 (1909)#207
1910s11,701#128 (1917)#147
1920s20,481#112 (1922)#128
1930s8,656#155 (1930)#210
1940s4,666#258 (1940)#335
1950s2,571#444 (1950)#588
1960s1,265#785 (1963)#984
1970s498#1,322 (1971)#1,985
1980s433#1,890 (1986)#2,384
1990s360#2,714 (1996)#3,304
2000s298#3,523 (2002)#4,594
2010s218#4,657 (2014)#6,010
2020s170#3,176 (2024)#5,011

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Muriel in 1913

girls
#137
882 births · 1 in 708 girls
boys
#1,803
10 births · 1 in 51,257 boys

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #137Muriel882

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #1,803Muriel10
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 708 of them was named Muriel, which outranked 96.3% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Muriel
  1. #134Mable907
  2. #135Nora890
  3. #136Audrey884
  4. #137Muriel882
  5. #138Sally879
  6. #139Norma878
  7. #140Erma865
Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. 963Dominga#1,844#881
  2. 931Stacia#1,844#913
  3. 576Olympia#1,477#901
  4. 559Lilah#1,540#981
  5. 445Elfrieda#1,297#852
Fallers
  1. 806Karen#960#1,766
  2. 572Erie#833#1,405
  3. 559Gertha#846#1,405
  4. 527Lossie#938#1,465
  5. 505Ardelia#960#1,465

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 51,257 of them was named Muriel, which outranked 44.7% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Muriel
  1. #1,676Young11
  2. #1,676Zeno11
  3. #1,676Zygmunt11
  4. #1,803Muriel10
  5. #1,803Albino10
  6. #1,803Aleck10
  7. #1,803Algernon10
  8. #1,945Achille9
  9. #1,945Afton9
  10. #1,945Agustus9

Tied with 141 names at #1,803; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. 1,050Mathias#1,885#835
  2. 935Hymen#1,885#950
  3. 796Waldemar#1,746#950
  4. 751Rolf#1,746#995
  5. 689Domenico#1,619#930
Fallers
  1. 975Holland#970#1,945
  2. 885Cameron#918#1,803
  3. 868Larue#935#1,803
  4. 726Irene#854#1,580
  5. 688Hughie#892#1,580

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1913