Murl

Girl · recorded 1885–1958

  • 1958last recorded
  • 1894best year

Most popular in 1894.

Last recorded in 1958. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1885

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 51 recorded years as a table
Murl, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188538
189026
189127
189454
189526
189625
189730
190346
190422
190527
190624
190728
190827
190920
191023
191112
191220
191327
191422
191524
191621
191718
191825
191912
192024
192112
192217
192313
192415
192513
192616
192722
192817
192918
193021
19318
193211
19336
19348
193515
193610
19376
193810
19395
19404
19415
19424
19467
19475
19523
19583

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Murl 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 1958
6
Rank in 1958
#5,408
How rare
1 in 335,269 girls
Since 1885
626

Murl was last recorded in 1958. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1894, at 54 per million girls born.

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

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