Murriel
- Last seen for girls in 1956 at #5,952
- Last seen for boys in 1955 at #3,886
- Given to girls 81.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1892 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 513since 1892
Murriel 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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| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | — | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #3,827 | 5 |
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| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | — | |
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| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | — | |
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| 1948 | — | #2,608 | 9 | |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #3,525 | 5 |
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| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,576 | 28 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,133 | 15 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
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| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
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| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | — | |
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| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1892
The first year at least five girls were named Murriel! It came in at #1,450, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1897, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Murriel is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Murriel in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Murriel
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1956
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 1892 at #1,450 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1893, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 41,789
- Highest: 1 in 41,789 girls born in 1908 were named Murriel (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 401,541 girls born in 1956 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,450 in 1892, was only 1 in 42,468 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 33.3% of all girls named Murriel (171) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1950
- Mostly boys until 1949, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,450 (1892) | #1,476 |
| 1900s | 14 | #1,547 (1908) | #1,684 |
| 1910s | 100 | #1,896 (1914) | #2,473 |
| 1920s | 171 | #1,576 (1925) | #2,221 |
| 1930s | 126 | #2,023 (1930) | #2,413 |
| 1940s | 58 | #2,986 (1942) | #3,437 |
| 1950s | 33 | #3,796 (1952) | #4,884 |
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.
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