Murrell
The Story of Murrell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Murrell as a girl name dates back to 1902, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Murrell — #2,640 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Murrell on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Murrell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1947, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 190 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Murrell as a boy name dates back to 1898, when 5 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 37 newborns named Murrell — #1,177 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Murrell on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Murrell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Murrell
Murrell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Murrell's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,177. Use the chart and map above to compare Murrell'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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