Muriel

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Muriel is a given name of Irish, Gaelic origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 55,614 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 54,852 as girls and 762 as boys. Muriel gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1922 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,018 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 50
2023 27
2022 22
2021 19
2020 20
2019 20
2018 19
2017 26
2016 21
2015 28
2014 30
2013 15
2012 16
2011 21
2010 22
2009 20
2008 31
2007 30
2006 33
2005 27
2004 27
2003 30
2002 38
2001 30
2000 32
1999 23
1998 41
1997 34
1996 45
1995 37
1994 25
1993 42
1992 34
1991 42
1990 37
1989 47
1988 37
1987 48
1986 59
1985 38
1984 36
1983 40
1982 43
1981 34
1980 51
1979 30
1978 50
1977 39
1976 27
1975 55
1974 41
1973 53
1972 46
1971 81
1970 76
1969 67
1968 82
1967 84
1966 110
1965 108
1964 141
1963 175
1962 163
1961 179
1960 168
1959 168
1958 169
1957 216
1956 227
1955 251
1954 273
1953 319
1952 319
1951 347
1950 338
1949 417
1948 396
1947 461
1946 408
1945 396
1944 480
1943 541
1942 537
1941 550
1940 603
1939 599
1938 717
1937 719
1936 708
1935 814
1934 845
1933 886
1932 1,069
1931 1,103
1930 1,373
1929 1,489
1928 1,688
1927 1,836
1926 2,064
1925 2,248
1924 2,261
1923 2,388
1922 2,407
1921 2,279
1920 2,089
1919 1,824
1918 1,812
1917 1,730
1916 1,535
1915 1,453
1914 1,141
1913 892
1912 705
1911 353
1910 365
1909 316
1908 262
1907 226
1906 225
1905 186
1904 214
1903 220
1902 206
1901 195
1900 224
1899 167
1898 129
1897 152
1896 144
1895 108
1894 89
1893 87
1892 69
1891 59
1890 58
1889 53
1888 43
1887 29
1886 25
1885 26
1884 21
1883 18
1882 15
1881 11
1880 7