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Murphy name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Murphy ranks #397 in female records (783 reported) and #754 in male records (341 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#397 · 783 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 133 female records (650 to 783); rank moved from #476 to #397.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 385 female records (398 to 783); rank moved from #719 to #397.
2025 male rank and count
#754 · 341 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 33 male records (308 to 341); rank moved from #816 to #754.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 127 male records (214 to 341); rank moved from #1,028 to #754.
Peak year in available data
2025: 783 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Murphy becoming more popular?

Murphy's reported female count increased by 133 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #476 to #397. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Murphy in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MurphyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7830201620252016: 124 female records2017: 148 female records2018: 146 female records2019: 177 female records2020: 261 female records2021: 398 female records2022: 443 female records2023: 588 female records2024: 650 female records2025: 783 female records2016: 163 male records2017: 165 male records2018: 165 male records2019: 185 male records2020: 225 male records2021: 214 male records2022: 267 male records2023: 258 male records2024: 308 male records2025: 341 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025783397341754
2024650476308816
2023588517258904
2022443667267887
20213987192141,028
2020261979225967
20191771,3011851,083
20181461,5031651,163
20171481,5031651,151
20161241,7171631,174

Questions about Murphy’s popularity

How common is Murphy in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Murphy ranks #397 in female records (783 reported) and #754 in male records (341 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Murphy?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Murphy only.

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