Is Murray a boy or girl name?
Murray is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 48 boys were named Murray, so 20% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.7% of the 22,242 US babies named Murray were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,726
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,763
- Babies named Murray since 1880
- 22,242
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 635 babies
Boys and girls named Murray, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 203 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 522 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1910s | 3,261 | 59 | 1.8% |
| 1920s | 5,542 | 75 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 2,908 | 24 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 2,539 | 50 | 1.9% |
| 1950s | 2,681 | 37 | 1.4% |
| 1960s | 1,634 | 33 | 2% |
| 1970s | 671 | 10 | 1.5% |
| 1980s | 417 | 6 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 304 | 5 | 1.6% |
| 2000s | 230 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 404 | 29 | 6.7% |
| 2020s | 245 | 50 | 16.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48 | #2,726 | 12 | #8,763 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,285 | 13 | #8,345 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,777 | 8 | #11,903 |
| 2021 | 41 | #3,006 | 10 | #10,085 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,683 | 7 | #13,048 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,542 | 7 | #13,365 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,781 | 6 | #15,079 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,475 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,819 | 6 | #15,637 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,917 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,931 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,853 | 5 | #18,704 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,491 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,603 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,383 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 26 | #4,001 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,145 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,804 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,146 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,411 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,066 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,439 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,387 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,902 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,999 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,038 | 5 | #14,468 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,683 | 6 | #10,433 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 41 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 49 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 68 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 62 | #1,050 | 5 | #9,714 |
| 1973 | 69 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 66 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 95 | #833 | 5 | #9,180 |
| 1970 | 108 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 115 | #729 | 6 | #7,194 |
| 1968 | 94 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 120 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 140 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 136 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 176 | #598 | 8 | #5,320 |
| 1963 | 206 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 203 | #555 | 7 | #5,683 |
| 1961 | 227 | #527 | 5 | #7,232 |
| 1960 | 217 | #540 | 7 | #5,535 |
| 1959 | 242 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 257 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 269 | #476 | 6 | #5,871 |
| 1956 | 309 | #430 | 7 | #5,173 |
| 1955 | 281 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 286 | #425 | 5 | #6,355 |
| 1953 | 249 | #454 | 9 | #4,144 |
| 1952 | 282 | #411 | 5 | #6,154 |
| 1951 | 273 | #413 | 5 | #5,976 |
| 1950 | 233 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 276 | #403 | 6 | #5,081 |
| 1948 | 253 | #422 | 6 | #5,086 |
| 1947 | 294 | #400 | 6 | #5,126 |
| 1946 | 238 | #412 | 5 | #5,473 |
| 1945 | 189 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 219 | #408 | 6 | #4,404 |
| 1943 | 290 | #359 | 8 | #3,724 |
| 1942 | 256 | #382 | 8 | #3,644 |
| 1941 | 265 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 259 | #353 | 5 | #4,845 |
| 1939 | 244 | #363 | 6 | #4,116 |
| 1938 | 265 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 251 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 223 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 255 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 261 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 279 | #321 | 5 | #4,676 |
| 1932 | 341 | #300 | 6 | #4,273 |
| 1931 | 377 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 412 | #279 | 7 | #3,935 |
| 1929 | 437 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 504 | #251 | 8 | #3,662 |
| 1927 | 511 | #252 | 7 | #4,156 |
| 1926 | 568 | #234 | 9 | #3,464 |
| 1925 | 587 | #226 | 9 | #3,579 |
| 1924 | 590 | #228 | 12 | #2,925 |
| 1923 | 589 | #220 | 9 | #3,564 |
| 1922 | 628 | #206 | 7 | #4,315 |
| 1921 | 604 | #219 | 8 | #3,921 |
| 1920 | 524 | #239 | 6 | #4,800 |
| 1919 | 464 | #245 | 5 | #5,344 |
| 1918 | 477 | #246 | 6 | #4,658 |
| 1917 | 436 | #241 | 10 | #3,014 |
| 1916 | 434 | #244 | 9 | #3,188 |
| 1915 | 361 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 339 | #229 | 6 | #3,492 |
| 1913 | 268 | #229 | 5 | #3,545 |
| 1912 | 254 | #216 | 7 | #2,553 |
| 1911 | 139 | #212 | 5 | #2,745 |
| 1910 | 89 | #260 | 6 | #2,325 |
| 1909 | 67 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 72 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 71 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 47 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 60 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 46 | #283 | 5 | #2,082 |
| 1903 | 31 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 38 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 41 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 49 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 33 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 32 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 41 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 31 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 39 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 27 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 18 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 24 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 21 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 32 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 24 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 18 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 34 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 19 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 21 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 17 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 20 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 19 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 17 | #438 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Murray reached #206 in 1922. As a girl name, it reached #2,082 in 1904. 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 Murray
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.