Murphy
#397 for girls in 2025, 783 births · #754 for boys in 2025, 341 births
Given to boys 64.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1892 · 16 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,486since 1881
Murphy over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #397 | 783 | #754 | 341 |
| 2024 | #474 | 650 | #813 | 308 |
| 2023 | #516 | 588 | #901 | 258 |
| 2022 | #667 | 443 | #885 | 267 |
| 2021 | #719 | 398 | #1,025 | 214 |
| 2020 | #976 | 261 | #965 | 225 |
| 2019 | #1,295 | 177 | #1,080 | 185 |
| 2018 | #1,497 | 146 | #1,160 | 165 |
| 2017 | #1,495 | 148 | #1,149 | 165 |
| 2016 | #1,712 | 124 | #1,169 | 163 |
| 2015 | #2,152 | 88 | #1,228 | 149 |
| 2014 | #3,652 | 42 | #1,385 | 123 |
| 2013 | #4,543 | 31 | #1,540 | 103 |
| 2012 | #5,398 | 25 | #1,942 | 73 |
| 2011 | #5,207 | 26 | #1,544 | 102 |
| 2010 | #4,735 | 30 | #1,552 | 103 |
| 2009 | #5,709 | 24 | #1,717 | 90 |
| 2008 | #4,448 | 34 | #1,760 | 85 |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | #1,781 | 82 |
| 2006 | #4,165 | 35 | #2,150 | 60 |
| 2005 | #4,267 | 32 | #1,889 | 67 |
| 2004 | #4,816 | 27 | #1,629 | 79 |
| 2003 | #3,946 | 34 | #2,006 | 57 |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | #1,943 | 57 |
| 2001 | #5,822 | 19 | #2,217 | 46 |
| 2000 | #5,312 | 21 | #1,944 | 53 |
| 1999 | #3,970 | 29 | #2,300 | 39 |
| 1998 | #3,730 | 31 | #2,012 | 47 |
| 1997 | #4,239 | 25 | #1,933 | 47 |
| 1996 | #3,723 | 29 | #1,817 | 50 |
| 1995 | #3,357 | 33 | #1,603 | 57 |
| 1994 | #3,704 | 29 | #1,643 | 55 |
| 1993 | #3,877 | 27 | #1,699 | 51 |
| 1992 | #2,295 | 57 | #1,884 | 43 |
| 1991 | #2,703 | 44 | #1,314 | 73 |
| 1990 | #3,297 | 33 | #1,326 | 70 |
| 1989 | #3,477 | 29 | #1,411 | 60 |
| 1988 | — | #1,849 | 36 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #2,215 | 26 |
| 1986 | — | #1,493 | 45 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,171 | 25 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,842 | 30 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,085 | 25 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,929 | 28 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,661 | 35 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,213 | 23 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,370 | 46 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,652 | 33 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,780 | 29 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,469 | 37 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,593 | 32 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,351 | 40 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,736 | 26 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,364 | 38 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,352 | 39 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,435 | 34 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,810 | 21 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,233 | 38 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,507 | 26 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,259 | 36 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,254 | 37 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,016 | 55 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,037 | 53 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,091 | 49 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,279 | 38 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,242 | 40 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,141 | 46 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,018 | 56 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,234 | 40 | |
| 1956 | — | #917 | 66 | |
| 1955 | — | #976 | 59 | |
| 1954 | — | #939 | 62 | |
| 1953 | — | #895 | 64 | |
| 1952 | — | #781 | 81 | |
| 1951 | — | #902 | 61 | |
| 1950 | — | #872 | 62 | |
| 1949 | — | #842 | 66 | |
| 1948 | — | #910 | 57 | |
| 1947 | — | #923 | 57 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,003 | 46 | |
| 1945 | — | #986 | 42 | |
| 1944 | — | #754 | 68 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #828 | 63 |
| 1942 | — | #859 | 58 | |
| 1941 | — | #817 | 60 | |
| 1940 | — | #862 | 53 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #754 | 64 |
| 1938 | — | #736 | 69 | |
| 1937 | — | #835 | 53 | |
| 1936 | — | #924 | 44 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #798 | 60 |
| 1934 | — | #798 | 60 | |
| 1933 | — | #852 | 53 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #677 | 81 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #816 | 59 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #832 | 61 |
| 1929 | — | #794 | 66 | |
| 1928 | — | #938 | 52 | |
| 1927 | — | #684 | 89 | |
| 1926 | — | #671 | 89 | |
| 1925 | — | #801 | 68 | |
| 1924 | — | #849 | 65 | |
| 1923 | — | #711 | 83 | |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #748 | 78 |
| 1921 | — | #856 | 65 | |
| 1920 | — | #775 | 73 | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #753 | 73 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #855 | 59 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #713 | 73 |
| 1916 | — | #724 | 69 | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #767 | 61 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #734 | 51 |
| 1913 | — | #930 | 28 | |
| 1912 | — | #659 | 41 | |
| 1911 | — | #759 | 18 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #632 | 17 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #574 | 17 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #527 | 17 |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | #518 | 21 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #497 | 16 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Murphy! It came in at #781, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Murphy is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#143 · 1 in 709
- Mississippi#375 · 1 in 3,625
Best ever in a state: #86 in Louisiana, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #143 | 26 | 1 in 709 |
| Mississippi | #375 | 5 | 1 in 3,625 |
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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 Murphy
- 59 spots since 2024 (#813 → #754)
- 211 spots since 2020 (#965 → #754)
- 474 spots since 2015 (#1,228 → #754)
- Biggest jump: 426 spots in 1897 (#982 → #556)
- Biggest drop: 446 spots in 1898 (#556 → #1,002)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1892 at #497 (16 births)
- Births halved by 1894, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1900–1945
- Highest: 1 in 5,009 boys born in 2025 were named Murphy (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #497 in 1892, was only 1 in 7,627 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.0% of all boys named Murphy (1,613) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2019, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #720 (1883) | #845 |
| 1890s | 86 | #497 (1892) | #747 |
| 1900s | 152 | #511 (1907) | #643 |
| 1910s | 487 | #659 (1912) | #772 |
| 1920s | 728 | #671 (1926) | #783 |
| 1930s | 604 | #677 (1932) | #802 |
| 1940s | 570 | #754 (1944) | #878 |
| 1950s | 597 | #781 (1952) | #968 |
| 1960s | 393 | #1,016 (1964) | #1,273 |
| 1970s | 354 | #1,351 (1974) | #1,510 |
| 1980s | 333 | #1,411 (1989) | #1,887 |
| 1990s | 532 | #1,314 (1991) | #1,753 |
| 2000s | 676 | #1,629 (2004) | #1,904 |
| 2010s | 1,331 | #1,080 (2019) | #1,375 |
| 2020s | 1,613 | #754 (2025) | #891 |
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.
Murphy in 1931
Top girls' names in 1931
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
girls
1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 152,104 of them was named Murphy, which outranked 29.8% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,226Zenia8
- #3,226Zera8
- #3,226Zeta8
- #3,497Murphy7
- #3,497Adria7
- #3,497Ailie7
- #3,497Alberto7
- #3,848Adabelle6
- #3,848Adair6
- #3,848Addis6
Tied with 350 names at #3,497; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 17,621 of them was named Murphy, which outranked 81.1% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).