Murel
- Last seen for girls in 1943 at #3,493
- Last seen for boys in 1962 at #4,033
- Given to boys 68.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1892 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 485since 1892
Murel over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1962 | — | #4,033 | 5 | |
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| 1958 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,942 | 5 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,201 | 7 | |
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| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
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| 1951 | — | #2,844 | 8 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,681 | 5 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,019 | 7 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,498 | 10 | |
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| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
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| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | — | #2,386 | 10 | |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,829 | 7 | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | — | #2,093 | 12 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #1,538 | 21 |
| 1930 | #2,202 | 15 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #1,846 | 18 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | — | #1,695 | 20 | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
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| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
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| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1892
The first year at least five boys were named Murel! It came in at #1,066, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Murel is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Murel in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Murel
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1962
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1892 at #1,066 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1893, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 24,407
- Highest: 1 in 24,407 boys born in 1892 were named Murel (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 413,754 boys born in 1962 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 31.8% of all boys named Murel (154) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1945
- Mostly girls until 1944, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,066 (1892) | #1,066 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 93 | #1,695 (1919) | #2,052 |
| 1920s | 154 | #1,806 (1925) | #2,092 |
| 1930s | 117 | #1,538 (1931) | #2,281 |
| 1940s | 70 | #2,322 (1940) | #2,625 |
| 1950s | 41 | #2,844 (1951) | #3,574 |
| 1960s | 5 | #4,033 (1962) | #4,033 |
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.
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