Murphey

Boy · recorded 1919–1927

  • 1927last recorded
  • 1919best year

Most popular in 1919.

Last recorded in 1927. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Murphey.

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Its story

Popularity since 1919

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 2 recorded years as a table
Murphey, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19195
19274

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Murphey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1927
5
Rank in 1927
#4,210
How rare
1 in 225,383 boys
Since 1919
10

Murphey was last recorded in 1927. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1919, at 5 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Murphey doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.