Is Murphy a boy or girl name?
Murphy is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 647 girls and 307 boys were named Murphy, so 67.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 32.4% of the 12,044 US babies named Murphy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #815
- Girl rank, 2024
- #474
- Babies named Murphy since 1881
- 12,044
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 954 babies
Boys and girls named Murphy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 86 | 5 | 5.5% |
| 1900s | 152 | 5 | 3.2% |
| 1910s | 487 | 33 | 6.3% |
| 1920s | 728 | 9 | 1.2% |
| 1930s | 604 | 28 | 4.4% |
| 1940s | 570 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 597 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 393 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 354 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 334 | 35 | 9.5% |
| 1990s | 532 | 337 | 38.8% |
| 2000s | 676 | 271 | 28.6% |
| 2010s | 1,331 | 837 | 38.6% |
| 2020s | 1,270 | 2,335 | 64.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 307 | #815 | 647 | #474 |
| 2023 | 258 | #900 | 586 | #519 |
| 2022 | 267 | #887 | 443 | #667 |
| 2021 | 213 | #1,030 | 398 | #719 |
| 2020 | 225 | #966 | 261 | #978 |
| 2019 | 185 | #1,083 | 177 | #1,301 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,163 | 146 | #1,503 |
| 2017 | 165 | #1,151 | 148 | #1,503 |
| 2016 | 163 | #1,174 | 124 | #1,717 |
| 2015 | 149 | #1,230 | 88 | #2,161 |
| 2014 | 123 | #1,386 | 42 | #3,697 |
| 2013 | 103 | #1,543 | 31 | #4,611 |
| 2012 | 73 | #1,957 | 25 | #5,511 |
| 2011 | 102 | #1,558 | 26 | #5,316 |
| 2010 | 103 | #1,555 | 30 | #4,822 |
| 2009 | 90 | #1,729 | 24 | #5,840 |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,772 | 34 | #4,521 |
| 2007 | 82 | #1,791 | 20 | #6,740 |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,164 | 35 | #4,233 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,904 | 32 | #4,335 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,649 | 27 | #4,906 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,021 | 34 | #4,006 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,963 | 25 | #4,855 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,235 | 19 | #6,002 |
| 2000 | 53 | #1,957 | 21 | #5,442 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,327 | 29 | #4,046 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,033 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,950 | 25 | #4,332 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,834 | 29 | #3,796 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,617 | 33 | #3,403 |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,657 | 29 | #3,758 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,714 | 27 | #3,957 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,899 | 57 | #2,306 |
| 1991 | 73 | #1,320 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,332 | 33 | #3,335 |
| 1989 | 60 | #1,419 | 29 | #3,539 |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,250 | 6 | #10,787 |
| 1986 | 45 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,206 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 30 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,684 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 46 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 40 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,845 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 38 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 55 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 53 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 41 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 46 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 56 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 40 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 66 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 59 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 62 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 64 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 81 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 61 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 62 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 66 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 57 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 57 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 46 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 42 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 68 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 63 | #834 | 5 | #5,161 |
| 1942 | 58 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 60 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 53 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 64 | #761 | 5 | #4,744 |
| 1938 | 69 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 53 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 44 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 60 | #800 | 5 | #4,700 |
| 1934 | 60 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 53 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 81 | #682 | 5 | #4,890 |
| 1931 | 59 | #822 | 7 | #3,747 |
| 1930 | 61 | #837 | 6 | #4,404 |
| 1929 | 66 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 52 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 89 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 89 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 68 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 65 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 83 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 78 | #751 | 9 | #3,585 |
| 1921 | 65 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 73 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 73 | #758 | 7 | #4,130 |
| 1918 | 59 | #864 | 6 | #4,657 |
| 1917 | 73 | #721 | 6 | #4,448 |
| 1916 | 69 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 61 | #768 | 6 | #4,104 |
| 1914 | 51 | #739 | 8 | #2,802 |
| 1913 | 28 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 41 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 18 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 17 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 21 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 17 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 17 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 17 | #543 | 5 | #1,986 |
| 1902 | 7 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 21 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,087 | 5 | #1,879 |
| 1897 | 14 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 13 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #839 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Murphy reached #510 in 1892. As a girl name, it reached #474 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.