Murdoch
Murdoch is a Scottish and Irish surname and given name. An Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal names Muireadhach ‘mariner’, Murchadh ‘sea-warrior’, and Muircheartach ‘sea-ruler’, the first element in each being muir ‘sea’. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Murdoch
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Murdoch is a Scottish and Irish surname and given name. An Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal names Muireadhach ‘mariner’, Murchadh ‘sea-warrior’, and Muircheartach ‘sea-ruler’, the first element in each being muir ‘sea’. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Murdoch
Murdoch first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 10 Murdochs were born — ranking #7,642 that year. As of 2026, Murdoch ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 52 Murdochs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Murdoch
Murdoch is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Murdoch's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Murdoch's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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