Murry
Last seen for girls in 1952 at #5,563 · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to boys 97.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1899 · 14 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,085since 1882
Murry over time
Rank among boys' names. Murry has never cracked the top 500 here.
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 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #12,146 | 5 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | #10,808 | 6 | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #10,894 | 5 | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | #7,971 | 6 | |
| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #4,760 | 11 | |
| 1990 | — | #8,117 | 5 | |
| 1989 | — | #7,905 | 5 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | — | #5,785 | 6 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,973 | 7 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,412 | 12 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,940 | 7 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,569 | 11 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,614 | 10 | |
| 1977 | — | #4,164 | 8 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,012 | 8 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,243 | 17 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,366 | 16 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,293 | 16 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,977 | 18 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,030 | 16 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,609 | 23 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,891 | 17 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,178 | 14 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,462 | 29 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,513 | 27 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,311 | 35 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,467 | 30 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,382 | 33 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,387 | 32 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,593 | 24 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,250 | 39 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,722 | 21 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,054 | 51 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,101 | 46 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,046 | 48 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #1,066 | 46 |
| 1951 | — | #1,171 | 38 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,006 | 48 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1948 | — | #989 | 50 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,014 | 50 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,257 | 31 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,227 | 29 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,152 | 33 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,187 | 33 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #958 | 48 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #971 | 43 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #1,227 | 30 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #992 | 41 |
| 1938 | — | #963 | 43 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,094 | 35 | |
| 1936 | — | #989 | 40 | |
| 1935 | — | #894 | 50 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,150 | 33 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,013 | 40 | |
| 1932 | — | #852 | 56 | |
| 1931 | — | #831 | 57 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #815 | 63 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #888 | 56 |
| 1928 | — | #779 | 69 | |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | #884 | 59 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #749 | 73 |
| 1925 | — | #793 | 69 | |
| 1924 | — | #737 | 81 | |
| 1923 | — | #791 | 70 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #766 | 74 |
| 1921 | — | #814 | 70 | |
| 1920 | — | #826 | 66 | |
| 1919 | — | #695 | 80 | |
| 1918 | — | #773 | 71 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #612 | 94 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #824 | 57 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #785 | 59 |
| 1914 | — | #836 | 41 | |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #914 | 29 |
| 1912 | — | #876 | 26 | |
| 1911 | — | #707 | 20 | |
| 1910 | — | #755 | 16 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #651 | 12 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #701 | 10 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Murry! It came in at #943, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Murry is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Mississippi#401 · 1 in 3,988
- Louisiana#413 · 1 in 3,839
- New York#443 · 1 in 9,785
- Texas#653 · 1 in 7,254
Best ever in a state: #216 in New York, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #401 | 5 | 1 in 3,988 |
| Louisiana | #413 | 5 | 1 in 3,839 |
| New York | #443 | 10 | 1 in 9,785 |
| Texas | #653 | 8 | 1 in 7,254 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Murry
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2021
- Biggest jump: 407 spots in 1902 (#1,058 → #651)
- Biggest drop: 350 spots in 1897 (#592 → #942)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1899 at #521 (14 births)
- Births halved by 1901, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1908–1932
- Highest: 1 in 7,587 boys born in 1899 were named Murry (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 349,896 boys born in 2021 (0.00%)
- 22.3% of all boys named Murry (687) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #943 (1882) | #957 |
| 1890s | 75 | #521 (1899) | #740 |
| 1900s | 95 | #651 (1902) | #858 |
| 1910s | 493 | #612 (1917) | #778 |
| 1920s | 687 | #737 (1924) | #803 |
| 1930s | 458 | #815 (1930) | #959 |
| 1940s | 377 | #958 (1942) | #1,130 |
| 1950s | 393 | #1,006 (1950) | #1,240 |
| 1960s | 242 | #1,311 (1962) | #1,682 |
| 1970s | 119 | #2,243 (1972) | #3,186 |
| 1980s | 79 | #3,108 (1982) | #4,816 |
| 1990s | 35 | #4,760 (1991) | #7,191 |
| 2000s | 11 | #9,112 (2000) | #10,003 |
| 2010s | 6 | #10,808 (2011) | #10,808 |
| 2020s | 5 | #12,146 (2021) | #12,146 |
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.
Murry in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 16,052 of them was named Murry, which outranked 83.5% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).