Murriel

Girl · recorded 1892–1956

  • 1956last recorded
  • 1908best year

Most popular in 1908.

Last recorded in 1956. 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 1892

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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 46 recorded years as a table
Murriel, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189224
189823
190719
190824
191018
191112
191213
19138
191417
191514
191614
191715
19187
19199
192012
192115
192215
192312
192414
192523
192613
192717
19289
192913
193015
193110
193213
193315
193412
193513
193610
193713
19388
19398
19406
19417
19427
19435
19446
19466
19475
19504
19525
19543
19553
19562

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Murriel 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 1956
5
Rank in 1956
#5,952
How rare
1 in 401,540 girls
Since 1892
513

Murriel was last recorded in 1956. 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 1908, at 24 per million girls born.

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

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