Murray
Boy name
Murray meaning
sea, settlement
Murray at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,705 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- ocean
- nature
Murray popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #425 | 17 |
| 1890 | #302 | 32 |
| 1900 | #297 | 49 |
| 1910 | #256 | 89 |
| 1920 | #239 | 524 |
| 1922 | #206 | 628 |
| 1930 | #279 | 412 |
| 1940 | #353 | 259 |
| 1950 | #437 | 233 |
| 1960 | #538 | 217 |
| 1970 | #790 | 108 |
| 1980 | #1,166 | 61 |
| 1990 | #2,011 | 37 |
| 2000 | #3,299 | 25 |
| 2010 | #3,530 | 30 |
| 2020 | #2,658 | 47 |
| 2024 | #2,705 | 48 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #425 | 17 |
| 1881 | #460 | 14 |
| 1882 | #416 | 19 |
| 1883 | #381 | 20 |
| 1884 | #450 | 17 |
| 1885 | #388 | 21 |
| 1886 | #403 | 19 |
| 1887 | #276 | 34 |
| 1888 | #442 | 18 |
| 1889 | #360 | 24 |
| 1890 | #302 | 32 |
| 1891 | #377 | 21 |
| 1892 | #384 | 24 |
| 1893 | #435 | 18 |
| 1894 | #349 | 27 |
| 1895 | #282 | 39 |
| 1896 | #338 | 31 |
| 1897 | #283 | 41 |
| 1898 | #339 | 32 |
| 1899 | #306 | 33 |
| 1900 | #297 | 49 |
| 1901 | #267 | 41 |
| 1902 | #312 | 38 |
| 1903 | #346 | 31 |
| 1904 | #277 | 46 |
| 1905 | #251 | 60 |
| 1906 | #298 | 47 |
| 1907 | #248 | 71 |
| 1908 | #248 | 72 |
| 1909 | #275 | 67 |
| 1910 | #256 | 89 |
| 1911 | #212 | 139 |
| 1912 | #216 | 254 |
| 1913 | #229 | 268 |
| 1914 | #229 | 339 |
| 1915 | #250 | 361 |
| 1916 | #243 | 434 |
| 1917 | #241 | 436 |
| 1918 | #244 | 477 |
| 1919 | #245 | 464 |
| 1920 | #239 | 524 |
| 1921 | #219 | 604 |
| 1922 | #206 | 628 |
| 1923 | #220 | 589 |
| 1924 | #228 | 590 |
| 1925 | #226 | 587 |
| 1926 | #234 | 568 |
| 1927 | #252 | 511 |
| 1928 | #251 | 504 |
| 1929 | #266 | 437 |
| 1930 | #279 | 412 |
| 1931 | #284 | 377 |
| 1932 | #299 | 341 |
| 1933 | #321 | 279 |
| 1934 | #338 | 261 |
| 1935 | #345 | 255 |
| 1936 | #362 | 223 |
| 1937 | #341 | 251 |
| 1938 | #340 | 265 |
| 1939 | #363 | 244 |
| 1940 | #353 | 259 |
| 1941 | #358 | 265 |
| 1942 | #382 | 256 |
| 1943 | #359 | 290 |
| 1944 | #407 | 219 |
| 1945 | #433 | 189 |
| 1946 | #412 | 238 |
| 1947 | #400 | 294 |
| 1948 | #422 | 253 |
| 1949 | #403 | 276 |
| 1950 | #437 | 233 |
| 1951 | #412 | 273 |
| 1952 | #410 | 282 |
| 1953 | #453 | 249 |
| 1954 | #425 | 286 |
| 1955 | #442 | 281 |
| 1956 | #430 | 309 |
| 1957 | #473 | 269 |
| 1958 | #489 | 257 |
| 1959 | #503 | 242 |
| 1960 | #538 | 217 |
| 1961 | #526 | 227 |
| 1962 | #553 | 203 |
| 1963 | #553 | 206 |
| 1964 | #597 | 176 |
| 1965 | #642 | 136 |
| 1966 | #626 | 140 |
| 1967 | #680 | 120 |
| 1968 | #765 | 94 |
| 1969 | #727 | 115 |
| 1970 | #790 | 108 |
| 1971 | #828 | 95 |
| 1972 | #993 | 66 |
| 1973 | #972 | 69 |
| 1974 | #1,046 | 62 |
| 1975 | #994 | 68 |
| 1976 | #1,153 | 55 |
| 1977 | #1,368 | 44 |
| 1978 | #1,240 | 52 |
| 1979 | #1,270 | 52 |
| 1980 | #1,166 | 61 |
| 1981 | #1,334 | 49 |
| 1982 | #1,342 | 49 |
| 1983 | #1,491 | 41 |
| 1984 | #1,606 | 37 |
| 1985 | #1,866 | 31 |
| 1986 | #1,663 | 38 |
| 1987 | #1,896 | 33 |
| 1988 | #1,948 | 33 |
| 1989 | #1,704 | 45 |
| 1990 | #2,011 | 37 |
| 1991 | #2,143 | 34 |
| 1992 | #2,085 | 37 |
| 1993 | #2,257 | 34 |
| 1994 | #2,444 | 31 |
| 1995 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1996 | #2,441 | 32 |
| 1997 | #3,877 | 17 |
| 1998 | #2,851 | 28 |
| 1999 | #2,865 | 29 |
| 2000 | #3,299 | 25 |
| 2001 | #2,864 | 32 |
| 2002 | #4,322 | 18 |
| 2003 | #3,976 | 21 |
| 2004 | #5,245 | 15 |
| 2005 | #3,091 | 33 |
| 2006 | #4,675 | 19 |
| 2007 | #4,996 | 18 |
| 2008 | #3,921 | 26 |
| 2009 | #4,277 | 23 |
| 2010 | #3,530 | 30 |
| 2011 | #3,433 | 31 |
| 2012 | #2,811 | 42 |
| 2013 | #3,864 | 26 |
| 2014 | #2,885 | 40 |
| 2015 | #2,722 | 44 |
| 2016 | #2,783 | 43 |
| 2017 | #2,450 | 52 |
| 2018 | #2,748 | 44 |
| 2019 | #2,524 | 52 |
| 2020 | #2,658 | 47 |
| 2021 | #2,972 | 41 |
| 2022 | #2,752 | 47 |
| 2023 | #2,275 | 62 |
| 2024 | #2,705 | 48 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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