Murrell
- Last seen for girls in 1947 at #5,295
- Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
- Given to boys 85.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1904 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,098since 1898
Murrell 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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| 1992 | — | #8,435 | 5 | |
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| 1984 | — | #5,561 | 6 | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | #5,468 | 6 | |
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| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
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| 1973 | — | #5,101 | 5 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
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| 1970 | — | #3,071 | 10 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
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| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,822 | 9 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,361 | 12 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,038 | 15 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,135 | 13 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,881 | 16 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,786 | 18 |
| 1946 | — | #1,692 | 18 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,633 | 17 | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | — | #1,316 | 28 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #1,411 | 23 |
| 1940 | — | #1,433 | 22 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,359 | 24 |
| 1938 | — | #1,741 | 16 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #1,576 | 19 |
| 1936 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | — | #1,241 | 29 | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1932 | — | #1,716 | 18 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,538 | 21 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #1,480 | 25 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #1,603 | 23 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #1,466 | 25 |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #1,806 | 19 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #1,532 | 25 |
| 1923 | — | #1,177 | 37 | |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #1,196 | 36 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #1,360 | 30 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #1,159 | 36 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #1,499 | 24 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #1,646 | 19 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #1,181 | 30 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #1,127 | 26 |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #1,083 | 8 |
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| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
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| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
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| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
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| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1898
The first year at least five boys were named Murrell! It came in at #1,121, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Murrell is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Murrell in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Murrell
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1992
Rise & fade · boys
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 1904 at #1,064 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1906, 2 yrs 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 20,500
- Highest: 1 in 20,500 boys born in 1909 were named Murrell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 399,482 boys born in 1992 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,064 in 1904, was only 1 in 21,354 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.4% of all boys named Murrell (257) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1904
- Mostly girls until 1903, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,121 (1898) | #1,121 |
| 1900s | 25 | #1,064 (1904) | #1,136 |
| 1910s | 188 | #1,127 (1914) | #1,383 |
| 1920s | 257 | #1,177 (1923) | #1,531 |
| 1930s | 213 | #1,241 (1934) | #1,523 |
| 1940s | 182 | #1,316 (1942) | #1,736 |
| 1950s | 110 | #1,762 (1954) | #2,353 |
| 1960s | 57 | #2,409 (1961) | #3,160 |
| 1970s | 37 | #3,071 (1970) | #4,890 |
| 1980s | 19 | #5,003 (1982) | #5,344 |
| 1990s | 5 | #8,435 (1992) | #8,435 |
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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