Murphy

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Murphy is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (24% of births). There have been 12,044 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 8,144 as boys and 3,900 as girls. Murphy gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2024.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	954
2023	844
2022	710
2021	611
2020	486
2019	362
2018	311
2017	313
2016	287
2015	237
2014	165
2013	134
2012	98
2011	128
2010	133
2009	114
2008	119
2007	102
2006	95
2005	99
2004	106
2003	91
2002	82
2001	65
2000	74
1999	68
1998	78
1997	72
1996	79
1995	90
1994	84
1993	78
1992	100
1991	117
1990	103
1989	89
1988	36
1987	32
1986	45
1985	25
1984	30
1983	25
1982	28
1981	35
1980	24
1979	46
1978	33
1977	29
1976	37
1975	32
1974	40
1973	26
1972	38
1971	39
1970	34
1969	21
1968	38
1967	26
1966	36
1965	37
1964	55
1963	53
1962	49
1961	37
1960	41
1959	46
1958	56
1957	40
1956	66
1955	59
1954	62
1953	64
1952	81
1951	61
1950	62
1949	66
1948	57
1947	57
1946	46
1945	42
1944	68
1943	68
1942	58
1941	60
1940	53
1939	69
1938	69
1937	53
1936	44
1935	65
1934	60
1933	53
1932	86
1931	66
1930	67
1929	66
1928	52
1927	89
1926	89
1925	68
1924	65
1923	83
1922	87
1921	65
1920	73
1919	80
1918	65
1917	79
1916	69
1915	67
1914	59
1913	28
1912	41
1911	18
1910	14
1909	15
1908	17
1907	21
1906	17
1905	17
1904	11
1903	22
1902	7
1901	9
1900	21
1898	11
1897	14
1896	6
1895	11
1894	8
1893	13
1892	16
1891	6
1890	6
1888	5
1886	7
1885	5
1883	7
1881	6