Is Muriel a boy or girl name?
Muriel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 50 girls and 0 boys were named Muriel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.6% of the 55,614 US babies named Muriel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,198
- Babies named Muriel since 1880
- 55,614
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 2,407 babies
Boys and girls named Muriel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 248 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,062 | 100% |
| 1900s | 17 | 2,257 | 99.3% |
| 1910s | 109 | 11,701 | 99.1% |
| 1920s | 268 | 20,481 | 98.7% |
| 1930s | 177 | 8,656 | 98% |
| 1940s | 123 | 4,666 | 97.4% |
| 1950s | 56 | 2,571 | 97.9% |
| 1960s | 12 | 1,265 | 99.1% |
| 1970s | 0 | 498 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 433 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 360 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 298 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 218 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 138 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,954 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,750 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,329 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,011 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,116 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,434 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,142 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,124 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,943 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,735 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,045 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,692 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,277 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,117 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,737 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,842 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,904 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,432 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,916 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,905 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,387 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,568 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,169 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,953 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,826 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,098 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,421 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,743 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,139 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,209 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,866 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,325 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,825 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,056 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,468 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,845 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,258 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,904 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,578 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,606 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,387 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,313 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,701 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,056 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,902 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,952 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,326 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,839 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,723 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,699 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,849 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,331 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,381 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,433 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,204 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,163 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,341 | 105 | #1,008 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,006 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 141 | #875 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 175 | #786 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 163 | #822 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,568 | 172 | #797 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 168 | #792 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,385 | 163 | #802 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 169 | #772 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 216 | #668 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,122 | 219 | #644 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,764 | 245 | #587 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,705 | 267 | #545 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,660 | 309 | #496 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 319 | #473 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,214 | 334 | #454 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,951 | 330 | #445 |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,001 | 402 | #397 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,563 | 386 | #405 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,223 | 448 | #378 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,645 | 399 | #382 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,215 | 390 | #349 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,789 | 472 | #310 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,363 | 530 | #301 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,619 | 517 | #303 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,596 | 541 | #275 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,457 | 581 | #258 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,847 | 584 | #258 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,281 | 706 | #234 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,729 | 702 | #232 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,403 | 698 | #235 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,740 | 797 | #215 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,832 | 829 | #215 |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,971 | 872 | #198 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,500 | 1,046 | #181 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,523 | 1,081 | #172 |
| 1930 | 32 | #1,270 | 1,341 | #155 |
| 1929 | 26 | #1,436 | 1,463 | #149 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,438 | 1,661 | #139 |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,394 | 1,807 | #138 |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,186 | 2,027 | #129 |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,275 | 2,215 | #126 |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,613 | 2,237 | #126 |
| 1923 | 28 | #1,408 | 2,360 | #114 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,210 | 2,392 | #112 |
| 1921 | 31 | #1,352 | 2,248 | #119 |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,938 | 2,071 | #123 |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,289 | 1,793 | #133 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,131 | 1,797 | #130 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,956 | 1,714 | #128 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,490 | 1,524 | #134 |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,987 | 1,445 | #134 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,580 | 1,133 | #133 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,901 | 882 | #137 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,700 | 695 | #156 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 353 | #203 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 365 | #187 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,624 | 311 | #191 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 262 | #207 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,169 | 219 | #223 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,365 | 220 | #207 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 186 | #230 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 214 | #206 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 220 | #191 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 206 | #205 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 195 | #206 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 224 | #211 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 167 | #212 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 129 | #268 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 152 | #223 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 144 | #232 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 108 | #272 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 89 | #294 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 87 | #290 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 69 | #325 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 59 | #329 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 58 | #336 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 53 | #343 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 43 | #368 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 29 | #408 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 25 | #436 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 26 | #410 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 21 | #445 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 18 | #459 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 15 | #486 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 11 | #529 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #719 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Muriel reached #1,169 in 1907. As a girl name, it reached #112 in 1922. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Muriel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.