Meaning not yet researched.
Murphy: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 783 in 2025. Its best rank was #397 in 2025.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Its highest rank in 146 years of records is this year’s. About 70% of babies named Murphy in 2025 were girls.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#397 for US girls in 2025, its highest rank in 146 years of records.
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Murphy: US girls and boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 783 girls in 2025. Peak: #397 in 2025 · most girls in one year: 783 (2025).
In 2025, 783 US girls were named Murphy, making it the 397th most common girls’ name of the year, up 79 places from #476 in 2024. That is 133 more than the 650 girls named Murphy in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #397, reached in this year, 2025. That year also had the most girls given the name: 783. For comparison, it was #2,161 in 2015 and unranked in 1950.
In 2025, 341 US boys were named Murphy, making it the 754th most common boys’ name of the year, up 62 places from #816 in 2024. That is 33 more than the 308 boys named Murphy in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #510, reached in 1892. The most boys given the name in a single year was 341, in 2025. For comparison, it was #1,230 in 2015 and #876 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Murphy in 140 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 1881 with 6 babies. In all, 13,174 US babies have been given the name, 36% of them girls and 64% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2020s, with 4,736 babies named Murphy.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 3,718 US girls were named Murphy; the busiest of those years was 2025, with 783. In 2025 that was about 1 in 2,053 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Murphy ranked highest in Montana in 2025, at #87 for girls there. It was in the top 100 in 2 states (counting DC). Rarer spellings such as Murphie, Murphee and Murphey are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
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No related spellings pass our data threshold.
Rare spellings summarised here: Murphie (326), Murphee (92), Murphey (37), Murphi (10).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Murphy in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 12 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 11 | #87 | — |
| South Dakota | 11 | #92 | — |
| Nebraska | 18 | #128 | — |
| Minnesota | 34 | #160 | — |
| Kansas | 20 | #170 | — |
| New Hampshire | 7 | #196 | — |
| Alabama | 22 | #215 | — |
| Iowa | 16 | #217 | — |
| Missouri | 29 | #218 | — |
| Wisconsin | 24 | #233 | — |
| Washington | 30 | #244 | #1,068 |
| Tennessee | 32 | #249 | — |
| Utah | 17 | #270 | — |
| Georgia | 37 | #276 | — |
| Arkansas | 11 | #289 | — |
| Oklahoma | 15 | #289 | — |
| Kentucky | 15 | #300 | — |
| South Carolina | 17 | #307 | — |
| Indiana | 23 | #315 | — |
| Idaho | 7 | #338 | — |
| Oregon | 11 | #346 | — |
| Michigan | 26 | #347 | — |
| Nevada | 8 | #363 | — |
| Louisiana | 12 | #386 | — |
| Illinois | 27 | #397 | — |
| Ohio | 28 | #411 | #1,628 |
| Virginia | 19 | #428 | — |
| Colorado | 13 | #450 | #850 |
| Texas | 66 | #493 | #2,534 |
| Mississippi | 6 | #495 | — |
| Connecticut | 6 | #527 | — |
| North Carolina | 19 | #574 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | #591 | — |
| Arizona | 11 | #618 | — |
| Florida | 27 | #645 | #2,320 |
| Maryland | 7 | #703 | — |
| California | 36 | #823 | #2,438 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | #851 | — |
| New York | 17 | #935 | — |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 783 | #397 | 341 | #754 |
| 2024 | 650 | #476 | 308 | #816 |
| 2023 | 588 | #517 | 258 | #904 |
| 2022 | 443 | #667 | 267 | #887 |
| 2021 | 398 | #719 | 214 | #1,028 |
| 2020 | 261 | #979 | 225 | #967 |
| 2019 | 177 | #1,301 | 185 | #1,083 |
| 2018 | 146 | #1,503 | 165 | #1,163 |
| 2017 | 148 | #1,503 | 165 | #1,151 |
| 2016 | 124 | #1,717 | 163 | #1,174 |
| 2015 | 88 | #2,161 | 149 | #1,230 |
| 2014 | 42 | #3,700 | 123 | #1,386 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,611 | 103 | #1,544 |
| 2012 | 25 | #5,512 | 73 | #1,957 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,316 | 102 | #1,558 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,825 | 103 | #1,555 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,840 | 90 | #1,729 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,521 | 85 | #1,772 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,740 | 82 | #1,791 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,233 | 60 | #2,164 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,336 | 67 | #1,904 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,907 | 79 | #1,649 |
| 2003 | 34 | #4,006 | 57 | #2,021 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,856 | 57 | #1,963 |
| 2001 | 19 | #6,002 | 46 | #2,235 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,443 | 53 | #1,957 |
| 1999 | 29 | #4,046 | 39 | #2,327 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,800 | 47 | #2,033 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,333 | 47 | #1,950 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,796 | 50 | #1,834 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,403 | 57 | #1,617 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,758 | 55 | #1,657 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,957 | 51 | #1,714 |
| 1992 | 57 | #2,306 | 43 | #1,899 |
| 1991 | 44 | #2,725 | 73 | #1,320 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,335 | 70 | #1,332 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,539 | 60 | #1,419 |
| 1988 | — | — | 36 | #1,872 |
| 1987 | 6 | #10,788 | 26 | #2,250 |
| 1986 | — | — | 45 | #1,503 |
| 1985 | — | — | 25 | #2,206 |
| 1984 | — | — | 30 | #1,872 |
| 1983 | — | — | 25 | #2,127 |
| 1982 | — | — | 28 | #1,973 |
| 1981 | — | — | 35 | #1,684 |
| 1980 | — | — | 23 | #2,262 |
| 1979 | — | — | 46 | #1,384 |
| 1978 | — | — | 33 | #1,683 |
| 1977 | — | — | 29 | #1,813 |
| 1976 | — | — | 37 | #1,488 |
| 1975 | — | — | 32 | #1,619 |
| 1974 | — | — | 40 | #1,365 |
| 1973 | — | — | 26 | #1,765 |
| 1972 | — | — | 38 | #1,381 |
| 1971 | — | — | 39 | #1,369 |
| 1970 | — | — | 34 | #1,451 |
| 1969 | — | — | 21 | #1,845 |
| 1968 | — | — | 38 | #1,244 |
| 1967 | — | — | 26 | #1,529 |
| 1966 | — | — | 36 | #1,274 |
| 1965 | — | — | 37 | #1,265 |
| 1964 | — | — | 55 | #1,024 |
| 1963 | — | — | 53 | #1,043 |
| 1962 | — | — | 49 | #1,104 |
| 1961 | — | — | 38 | #1,296 |
| 1960 | — | — | 40 | #1,248 |
| 1959 | — | — | 46 | #1,150 |
| 1958 | — | — | 56 | #1,021 |
| 1957 | — | — | 40 | #1,242 |
| 1956 | — | — | 66 | #920 |
| 1955 | — | — | 59 | #984 |
| 1954 | — | — | 62 | #943 |
| 1953 | — | — | 64 | #901 |
| 1952 | — | — | 81 | #784 |
| 1951 | — | — | 61 | #909 |
| 1950 | — | — | 62 | #876 |
| 1949 | — | — | 66 | #846 |
| 1948 | — | — | 57 | #919 |
| 1947 | — | — | 57 | #930 |
| 1946 | — | — | 46 | #1,009 |
| 1945 | — | — | 42 | #990 |
| 1944 | — | — | 68 | #759 |
| 1943 | 5 | #5,160 | 63 | #834 |
| 1942 | — | — | 58 | #863 |
| 1941 | — | — | 60 | #824 |
| 1940 | — | — | 53 | #869 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,744 | 64 | #761 |
| 1938 | — | — | 69 | #740 |
| 1937 | — | — | 53 | #842 |
| 1936 | — | — | 44 | #936 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,700 | 60 | #801 |
| 1934 | — | — | 60 | #805 |
| 1933 | — | — | 53 | #857 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,890 | 81 | #682 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,747 | 59 | #822 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,403 | 61 | #837 |
| 1929 | — | — | 66 | #800 |
| 1928 | — | — | 52 | #945 |
| 1927 | — | — | 89 | #689 |
| 1926 | — | — | 89 | #674 |
| 1925 | — | — | 68 | #806 |
| 1924 | — | — | 65 | #856 |
| 1923 | — | — | 83 | #715 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,585 | 78 | #751 |
| 1921 | — | — | 65 | #861 |
| 1920 | — | — | 73 | #779 |
| 1919 | 7 | #4,130 | 73 | #758 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,657 | 59 | #864 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,448 | 73 | #721 |
| 1916 | — | — | 69 | #732 |
| 1915 | 6 | #4,104 | 61 | #768 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,802 | 51 | #739 |
| 1913 | — | — | 28 | #945 |
| 1912 | — | — | 41 | #663 |
| 1911 | — | — | 18 | #783 |
| 1910 | — | — | 14 | #848 |
| 1909 | — | — | 15 | #744 |
| 1908 | — | — | 17 | #649 |
| 1907 | — | — | 21 | #533 |
| 1906 | — | — | 17 | #580 |
| 1905 | — | — | 17 | #583 |
| 1904 | — | — | 11 | #749 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,986 | 17 | #543 |
| 1902 | — | — | 7 | #995 |
| 1901 | — | — | 9 | #760 |
| 1900 | — | — | 21 | #524 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,879 | 6 | #1,087 |
| 1897 | — | — | 14 | #575 |
| 1896 | — | — | 6 | #1,064 |
| 1895 | — | — | 11 | #661 |
| 1894 | — | — | 8 | #838 |
| 1893 | — | — | 13 | #562 |
| 1892 | — | — | 16 | #510 |
| 1891 | — | — | 6 | #923 |
| 1890 | — | — | 6 | #962 |
| 1888 | — | — | 5 | #1,128 |
| 1886 | — | — | 7 | #816 |
| 1885 | — | — | 5 | #1,042 |
| 1883 | — | — | 7 | #779 |
| 1881 | — | — | 6 | #839 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).