Murray
Murray was the 2633rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 206th with 628 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 120 places. More babies were named Murray in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,633 boys, up 50 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- 17% girls, 83% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922628 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,299babies recorded
Murray popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,607 | #2,633 | 8 | 50 |
| 2020 | #13,060 | #2,683 | 7 | 47 |
| 2010 | — | #3,603 | — | 30 |
| 2000 | — | #3,387 | — | 25 |
| 1990 | #14,468 | #2,037 | 5 | 37 |
| 1980 | — | #1,172 | — | 61 |
| 1970 | — | #790 | — | 109 |
| 1960 | #5,535 | #540 | 7 | 217 |
| 1950 | — | #438 | — | 233 |
| 1940 | #4,845 | #353 | 5 | 259 |
| 1930 | #3,935 | #279 | 7 | 412 |
| 1920 | #4,800 | #239 | 6 | 524 |
| 1910 | #2,325 | #260 | 6 | 89 |
| 1900 | — | #299 | — | 49 |
| 1890 | — | #308 | — | 32 |
| 1880 | — | #438 | — | 17 |
How popular is Murray, counting every spelling?
Murray is the most common spelling of a name family that had 50 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 50 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | 50 | #2,633 | 248 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Murray?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Murray (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Murray born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Murray.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Murray?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Murray are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 48 and 75. That makes Murray a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Murray by state
How common Murray was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Murray: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Murray, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Murray
How popular is the name Murray?
Murray was the 2633rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 206th with 628 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 120 places. More babies were named Murray in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Murray a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 17% girls, 83% boys given the name Murray in the US.
Where is Murray most popular?
In 2021–2025, Murray was most common in Georgia (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and California.