Murray
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · #2,604 for boys in 2025, 50 births
Given to boys 98.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1922 · 628 births
- Debut · boys
- 17 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,908since 1880
Murray over time
Rank among boys' names. Murray has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | #2,604 | 50 |
| 2024 | #8,443 | 12 | #2,715 | 48 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #2,277 | 62 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #2,753 | 47 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #2,972 | 41 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #2,658 | 47 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #2,525 | 52 |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #2,748 | 44 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #2,450 | 52 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #2,783 | 43 |
| 2015 | — | #2,722 | 44 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,885 | 40 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,864 | 26 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #2,811 | 42 |
| 2011 | — | #3,434 | 31 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,531 | 30 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,278 | 23 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,921 | 26 | |
| 2007 | — | #4,996 | 18 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,675 | 19 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,091 | 33 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,246 | 15 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,976 | 21 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,322 | 18 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,864 | 32 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,299 | 25 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,865 | 29 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,851 | 28 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,877 | 17 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,441 | 32 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,847 | 25 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,444 | 31 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,257 | 34 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,085 | 37 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,143 | 34 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #2,012 | 37 |
| 1989 | — | #1,705 | 45 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,949 | 33 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,896 | 33 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #1,662 | 38 |
| 1985 | — | #1,866 | 31 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,606 | 37 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,490 | 41 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,342 | 49 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,334 | 49 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,166 | 61 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,270 | 52 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,240 | 52 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,367 | 44 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,154 | 55 | |
| 1975 | — | #994 | 68 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #1,052 | 61 |
| 1973 | — | #971 | 69 | |
| 1972 | — | #993 | 66 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #828 | 95 |
| 1970 | — | #788 | 109 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #727 | 115 |
| 1968 | — | #771 | 93 | |
| 1967 | — | #680 | 120 | |
| 1966 | — | #626 | 140 | |
| 1965 | — | #642 | 136 | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #597 | 176 |
| 1963 | — | #553 | 206 | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #554 | 203 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #526 | 227 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #538 | 217 |
| 1959 | — | #503 | 242 | |
| 1958 | — | #489 | 257 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #473 | 269 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #430 | 309 |
| 1955 | — | #442 | 281 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #425 | 286 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #453 | 249 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #410 | 282 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #412 | 273 |
| 1950 | — | #437 | 233 | |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #403 | 276 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #422 | 253 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #400 | 294 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #412 | 238 |
| 1945 | — | #433 | 189 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #407 | 219 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #359 | 290 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #382 | 256 |
| 1941 | — | #358 | 265 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #353 | 259 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #363 | 244 |
| 1938 | — | #340 | 265 | |
| 1937 | — | #341 | 251 | |
| 1936 | — | #362 | 223 | |
| 1935 | — | #345 | 255 | |
| 1934 | — | #338 | 261 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #321 | 279 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #299 | 341 |
| 1931 | — | #284 | 377 | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #279 | 412 |
| 1929 | — | #266 | 437 | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #251 | 504 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #252 | 511 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #234 | 568 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #226 | 587 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #228 | 590 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #220 | 589 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #206 | 628 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #219 | 604 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #239 | 524 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #245 | 464 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #244 | 477 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #241 | 436 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #243 | 434 |
| 1915 | — | #250 | 361 | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #229 | 339 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #229 | 268 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #216 | 254 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #212 | 139 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #256 | 89 |
| 1909 | — | #275 | 67 | |
| 1908 | — | #248 | 72 | |
| 1907 | — | #248 | 71 | |
| 1906 | — | #298 | 47 | |
| 1905 | — | #251 | 60 | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #277 | 46 |
| 1903 | — | #346 | 31 | |
| 1902 | — | #312 | 38 | |
| 1901 | — | #267 | 41 | |
| 1900 | — | #297 | 49 | |
| 1899 | — | #306 | 33 | |
| 1898 | — | #339 | 32 | |
| 1897 | — | #283 | 41 | |
| 1896 | — | #338 | 31 | |
| 1895 | — | #282 | 39 | |
| 1894 | — | #349 | 27 | |
| 1893 | — | #435 | 18 | |
| 1892 | — | #384 | 24 | |
| 1891 | — | #377 | 21 | |
| 1890 | — | #302 | 32 | |
| 1889 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1888 | — | #442 | 18 | |
| 1887 | — | #276 | 34 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1884 | — | #450 | 17 | |
| 1883 | — | #381 | 20 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #460 | 14 | |
| 1880 | — | #425 | 17 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Murray was already there! It came in at #425, and was given to 17 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 22 boys a year got the name.
Where Murray is popular in 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#168 · 1 in 1,723
- New Jersey#183 · 1 in 2,568
- Pennsylvania#193 · 1 in 2,639
- Maryland#207 · 1 in 2,493
- Massachusetts#209 · 1 in 4,135
Best ever in a state: #57 in New York, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #168 | 51 | 1 in 1,723 |
| New Jersey | #183 | 10 | 1 in 2,568 |
| Pennsylvania | #193 | 28 | 1 in 2,639 |
| Maryland | #207 | 5 | 1 in 2,493 |
| Massachusetts | #209 | 7 | 1 in 4,135 |
| Florida | #218 | 9 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Iowa | #269 | 6 | 1 in 3,372 |
| Georgia | #272 | 12 | 1 in 2,546 |
| Michigan | #285 | 11 | 1 in 3,963 |
| Ohio | #305 | 10 | 1 in 5,155 |
| Tennessee | #348 | 6 | 1 in 4,509 |
| North Carolina | #364 | 8 | 1 in 4,523 |
| Mississippi | #371 | 5 | 1 in 4,222 |
| California | #434 | 7 | 1 in 6,836 |
| Alabama | #437 | 5 | 1 in 5,590 |
| Texas | #619 | 8 | 1 in 7,358 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Murray
- 111 spots since 2024 (#2,715 → #2,604)
- 54 spots since 2020 (#2,658 → #2,604)
- 118 spots since 2015 (#2,722 → #2,604)
- Biggest jump: 127 spots in 1887 (#403 → #276)
- Biggest drop: 166 spots in 1888 (#276 → #442)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1922 at #206 (628 births)
- Births halved by 1933, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1880–1973
- Highest: 1 in 1,626 boys born in 1911 were named Murray (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,162 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #206 in 1922, was only 1 in 1,733 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 25.3% of all boys named Murray (5,542) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 203 | #276 (1887) | #400 |
| 1890s | 298 | #282 (1895) | #340 |
| 1900s | 522 | #248 (1908) | #282 |
| 1910s | 3,261 | #212 (1911) | #237 |
| 1920s | 5,542 | #206 (1922) | #234 |
| 1930s | 2,908 | #279 (1930) | #327 |
| 1940s | 2,539 | #353 (1940) | #393 |
| 1950s | 2,681 | #410 (1952) | #447 |
| 1960s | 1,633 | #526 (1961) | #621 |
| 1970s | 671 | #788 (1970) | #1,066 |
| 1980s | 417 | #1,166 (1980) | #1,602 |
| 1990s | 304 | #2,012 (1990) | #2,582 |
| 2000s | 230 | #2,864 (2001) | #4,067 |
| 2010s | 404 | #2,450 (2017) | #2,975 |
| 2020s | 295 | #2,277 (2023) | #2,663 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Murray in 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 182,769 of them was named Murray, which outranked 23.6% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,429Wyonia7
- #3,429Zera7
- #3,429Zerelda7
- #3,782Murray6
- #3,782Adonna6
- #3,782Alan6
- #3,782Alfretta6
- #4,250Abelina5
- #4,250Adelmira5
- #4,250Adine5
Tied with 467 names at #3,782; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 4,536 of them was named Murray, which outranked 90.9% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.