Muril
The Story of Muril
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Muril as a girl name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Muril — #4,274 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Muril on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Muril last appeared in the published SSA data in 1924, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Muril as a boy name dates back to 1915, when 6 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Muril — #3,517 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Muril on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Muril last appeared in the published SSA data in 1948, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Muril
Muril is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Muril's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,517. Use the chart and map above to compare Muril'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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