Is Murl a boy or girl name?
Murl was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 24.4% of the 2,567 US babies named Murl were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Murl since 1885
- 2,567
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 84 babies
Boys and girls named Murl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1890s | 40 | 41 | 50.6% |
| 1900s | 68 | 58 | 46% |
| 1910s | 365 | 166 | 31.3% |
| 1920s | 511 | 201 | 28.2% |
| 1930s | 362 | 108 | 23% |
| 1940s | 266 | 36 | 11.9% |
| 1950s | 185 | 11 | 5.6% |
| 1960s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,971 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,003 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,461 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,619 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,472 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,898 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,421 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,215 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,285 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,450 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,458 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,502 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,875 | 6 | #5,903 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 17 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,605 | 5 | #6,153 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 38 | #1,186 | 8 | #4,240 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,679 | 11 | #3,163 |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 26 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 32 | #1,240 | 6 | #4,488 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,268 | 6 | #4,288 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,242 | 5 | #4,844 |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,079 | 6 | #4,115 |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,104 | 11 | #2,690 |
| 1937 | 27 | #1,304 | 6 | #4,128 |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,134 | 10 | #2,804 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,267 | 16 | #2,076 |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,088 | 8 | #3,379 |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,140 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1932 | 42 | #1,033 | 12 | #2,599 |
| 1931 | 41 | #1,059 | 9 | #3,156 |
| 1930 | 47 | #1,000 | 24 | #1,645 |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,231 | 20 | #1,874 |
| 1928 | 46 | #1,027 | 20 | #1,947 |
| 1927 | 58 | #896 | 26 | #1,659 |
| 1926 | 50 | #975 | 19 | #2,053 |
| 1925 | 52 | #939 | 16 | #2,357 |
| 1924 | 65 | #855 | 19 | #2,110 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,097 | 16 | #2,339 |
| 1922 | 55 | #943 | 21 | #1,944 |
| 1921 | 57 | #935 | 15 | #2,467 |
| 1920 | 52 | #963 | 29 | #1,537 |
| 1919 | 65 | #816 | 13 | #2,604 |
| 1918 | 53 | #915 | 29 | #1,486 |
| 1917 | 42 | #1,013 | 19 | #1,897 |
| 1916 | 59 | #806 | 22 | #1,667 |
| 1915 | 50 | #874 | 24 | #1,509 |
| 1914 | 35 | #945 | 17 | #1,645 |
| 1913 | 26 | #986 | 17 | #1,450 |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,015 | 11 | #1,798 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,256 | 5 | #2,744 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,771 | 9 | #1,724 |
| 1909 | 10 | #1,000 | 7 | #1,903 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,091 | 9 | #1,511 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,481 | 9 | #1,475 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,206 | 7 | #1,671 |
| 1905 | 9 | #896 | 8 | #1,501 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,164 | 6 | #1,800 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,250 | 12 | #1,063 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 9 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,176 | 7 | #1,351 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,529 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,541 |
| 1894 | 7 | #924 | 12 | #935 |
| 1893 | 7 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #820 | 5 | #1,472 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,473 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,155 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Murl reached #788 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #935 in 1894. 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 Murl
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.