Murray

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Murray is a given name of Scottish origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 22,242 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 21,859 as boys and 383 as girls. Murray gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1922 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,743 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 60
2023 75
2022 55
2021 51
2020 54
2019 59
2018 50
2017 57
2016 49
2015 44
2014 40
2013 26
2012 47
2011 31
2010 30
2009 23
2008 26
2007 18
2006 19
2005 33
2004 15
2003 21
2002 18
2001 32
2000 25
1999 29
1998 28
1997 17
1996 32
1995 25
1994 31
1993 34
1992 37
1991 34
1990 42
1989 45
1988 33
1987 33
1986 44
1985 31
1984 37
1983 41
1982 49
1981 49
1980 61
1979 52
1978 52
1977 44
1976 55
1975 68
1974 67
1973 69
1972 66
1971 100
1970 108
1969 121
1968 94
1967 120
1966 140
1965 136
1964 184
1963 206
1962 210
1961 232
1960 224
1959 242
1958 257
1957 275
1956 316
1955 281
1954 291
1953 258
1952 287
1951 278
1950 233
1949 282
1948 259
1947 300
1946 243
1945 189
1944 225
1943 298
1942 264
1941 265
1940 264
1939 250
1938 265
1937 251
1936 223
1935 255
1934 261
1933 284
1932 347
1931 377
1930 419
1929 437
1928 512
1927 518
1926 577
1925 596
1924 602
1923 598
1922 635
1921 612
1920 530
1919 469
1918 483
1917 446
1916 443
1915 361
1914 345
1913 273
1912 261
1911 144
1910 95
1909 67
1908 72
1907 71
1906 47
1905 60
1904 51
1903 31
1902 38
1901 41
1900 49
1899 33
1898 32
1897 41
1896 31
1895 39
1894 27
1893 18
1892 24
1891 21
1890 32
1889 24
1888 18
1887 34
1886 19
1885 21
1884 17
1883 20
1882 19
1881 14
1880 17