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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1922 · 2,392 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 54,884since 1880
Muriel over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Muriel has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #4,352 | 32 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,176 | 50 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,873 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,638 | 22 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,174 | 19 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,986 | 20 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,248 | 19 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,045 | 26 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,985 | 21 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | — | |
| 2014 | #4,657 | 30 | — | |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | — | |
| 2011 | #6,148 | 21 | — | |
| 2010 | #5,977 | 22 | — | |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,808 | 30 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,358 | 33 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,816 | 27 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,523 | 38 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,107 | 30 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,886 | 32 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,718 | 23 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,068 | 41 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,365 | 34 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,087 | 37 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,768 | 43 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,267 | 34 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,790 | 42 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,022 | 37 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,442 | 47 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,803 | 37 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,236 | 48 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,890 | 59 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,545 | 38 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,574 | 36 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,288 | 43 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,043 | 51 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,860 | 30 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,938 | 50 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,307 | 39 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,713 | 55 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,029 | 41 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,690 | 53 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,832 | 46 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,322 | 81 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,369 | 76 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,423 | 67 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,196 | 82 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,155 | 84 | — | |
| 1966 | #999 | 105 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #1,004 | 108 | — | |
| 1964 | #872 | 141 | — | |
| 1963 | #785 | 175 | — | |
| 1962 | #820 | 163 | — | |
| 1961 | #796 | 172 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #789 | 168 | — | |
| 1959 | #800 | 163 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #771 | 169 | — | |
| 1957 | #667 | 216 | — | |
| 1956 | #642 | 219 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #587 | 245 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #544 | 267 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #496 | 309 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #473 | 319 | — | |
| 1951 | #454 | 334 | #2,135 | 13 |
| 1950 | #444 | 330 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #397 | 402 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #404 | 386 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #378 | 448 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #381 | 399 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #348 | 390 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #309 | 472 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #301 | 530 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #303 | 517 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | #275 | 541 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #258 | 581 | #1,433 | 22 |
| 1939 | #258 | 584 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #234 | 706 | #2,185 | 11 |
| 1937 | #232 | 702 | #1,688 | 17 |
| 1936 | #235 | 698 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #215 | 797 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #215 | 829 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #198 | 872 | #1,905 | 14 |
| 1932 | #181 | 1,046 | #1,465 | 23 |
| 1931 | #172 | 1,081 | #1,489 | 22 |
| 1930 | #155 | 1,341 | #1,259 | 32 |
| 1929 | #149 | 1,463 | #1,413 | 26 |
| 1928 | #139 | 1,661 | #1,413 | 27 |
| 1927 | #138 | 1,807 | #1,372 | 29 |
| 1926 | #129 | 2,027 | #1,174 | 37 |
| 1925 | #126 | 2,215 | #1,246 | 33 |
| 1924 | #126 | 2,237 | #1,577 | 24 |
| 1923 | #114 | 2,360 | #1,385 | 28 |
| 1922 | #112 | 2,392 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #119 | 2,248 | #1,329 | 31 |
| 1920 | #123 | 2,071 | #1,885 | 18 |
| 1919 | #132 | 1,793 | #1,264 | 31 |
| 1918 | #130 | 1,797 | #2,073 | 15 |
| 1917 | #128 | 1,714 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #134 | 1,524 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #134 | 1,445 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #133 | 1,133 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #137 | 882 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #155 | 695 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #203 | 353 | — | |
| 1910 | #187 | 365 | — | |
| 1909 | #190 | 311 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #207 | 262 | — | |
| 1907 | #222 | 219 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #207 | 220 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #230 | 186 | — | |
| 1904 | #205 | 214 | — | |
| 1903 | #191 | 220 | — | |
| 1902 | #205 | 206 | — | |
| 1901 | #206 | 195 | — | |
| 1900 | #210 | 224 | — | |
| 1899 | #212 | 167 | — | |
| 1898 | #267 | 129 | — | |
| 1897 | #221 | 152 | — | |
| 1896 | #231 | 144 | — | |
| 1895 | #269 | 108 | — | |
| 1894 | #293 | 89 | — | |
| 1893 | #289 | 87 | — | |
| 1892 | #324 | 69 | — | |
| 1891 | #325 | 59 | — | |
| 1890 | #332 | 58 | — | |
| 1889 | #341 | 53 | — | |
| 1888 | #366 | 43 | — | |
| 1887 | #403 | 29 | — | |
| 1886 | #432 | 25 | — | |
| 1885 | #405 | 26 | — | |
| 1884 | #438 | 21 | — | |
| 1883 | #451 | 18 | — | |
| 1882 | #475 | 15 | — | |
| 1881 | #503 | 11 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
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 1962
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Maine#282 · 1 in 1,984
- Connecticut#421 · 1 in 4,735
- Virginia#436 · 1 in 4,470
- Massachusetts#445 · 1 in 6,421
- Maryland#509 · 1 in 5,857
Best ever in a state: #27 in Maine, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #282 | 5 | 1 in 1,984 |
| Connecticut | #421 | 5 | 1 in 4,735 |
| Virginia | #436 | 9 | 1 in 4,470 |
| Massachusetts | #445 | 8 | 1 in 6,421 |
| Maryland | #509 | 5 | 1 in 5,857 |
| Minnesota | #517 | 5 | 1 in 7,579 |
| New Jersey | #600 | 7 | 1 in 8,151 |
| Alabama | #604 | 5 | 1 in 6,669 |
| Florida | #606 | 8 | 1 in 6,150 |
| Louisiana | #606 | 7 | 1 in 5,436 |
| Georgia | #681 | 5 | 1 in 8,736 |
| New York | #714 | 16 | 1 in 10,211 |
| Pennsylvania | #721 | 8 | 1 in 13,043 |
| Illinois | #759 | 9 | 1 in 11,430 |
| Texas | #1,108 | 7 | 1 in 15,794 |
| California | #1,148 | 9 | 1 in 19,276 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 248 | #341 (1889) | #449 |
| 1890s | 1,062 | #212 (1899) | #276 |
| 1900s | 2,257 | #190 (1909) | #207 |
| 1910s | 11,701 | #128 (1917) | #147 |
| 1920s | 20,481 | #112 (1922) | #128 |
| 1930s | 8,656 | #155 (1930) | #210 |
| 1940s | 4,666 | #258 (1940) | #335 |
| 1950s | 2,571 | #444 (1950) | #588 |
| 1960s | 1,265 | #785 (1963) | #984 |
| 1970s | 498 | #1,322 (1971) | #1,985 |
| 1980s | 433 | #1,890 (1986) | #2,384 |
| 1990s | 360 | #2,714 (1996) | #3,304 |
| 2000s | 298 | #3,523 (2002) | #4,594 |
| 2010s | 218 | #4,657 (2014) | #6,010 |
| 2020s | 170 | #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 1962
girls
#820
163 births · 1 in 12,065 girls
Top girls' names in 1962
More about 1962
girls
1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 12,065 of them was named Muriel, which outranked 89.2% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).