Murphy is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Murphy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #754 among boys (341) and #397 among girls (783) — overall #595 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,124 | 1,124 | #397 | #754 |
| 2024 | 958 | 958 | #476 | #816 |
| 2023 | 846 | 846 | #517 | #904 |
| 2022 | 710 | 710 | #667 | #887 |
| 2021 | 612 | 612 | #719 | #1,028 |
| 2020 | 486 | 486 | #979 | #967 |
| 2019 | 362 | 362 | #1,301 | #1,083 |
| 2018 | 311 | 311 | #1,503 | #1,163 |
| 2017 | 313 | 313 | #1,503 | #1,151 |
| 2016 | 287 | 287 | #1,717 | #1,174 |
| 2015 | 237 | 237 | #2,161 | #1,230 |
| 2014 | 165 | 165 | #3,700 | #1,386 |
| 2013 | 134 | 134 | #4,611 | #1,544 |
| 2012 | 98 | 98 | #5,512 | #1,957 |
| 2011 | 128 | 128 | #5,316 | #1,558 |
| 2010 | 133 | 133 | #4,825 | #1,555 |
| 2009 | 114 | 114 | #5,840 | #1,729 |
| 2008 | 119 | 119 | #4,521 | #1,772 |
| 2007 | 102 | 102 | #6,740 | #1,791 |
| 2006 | 95 | 95 | #4,233 | #2,164 |
| 2005 | 99 | 99 | #4,336 | #1,904 |
| 2004 | 106 | 106 | #4,907 | #1,649 |
| 2003 | 91 | 91 | #4,006 | #2,021 |
| 2002 | 82 | 82 | #4,856 | #1,963 |
| 2001 | 65 | 65 | #6,002 | #2,235 |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | #5,443 | #1,957 |
| 1999 | 68 | 68 | #4,046 | #2,327 |
| 1998 | 78 | 78 | #3,800 | #2,033 |
| 1997 | 72 | — | #4,333 | #1,950 |
| 1996 | 79 | — | #3,796 | #1,834 |
| 1995 | 90 | — | #3,403 | #1,617 |
| 1994 | 84 | — | #3,758 | #1,657 |
| 1993 | 78 | — | #3,957 | #1,714 |
| 1992 | 100 | — | #2,306 | #1,899 |
| 1991 | 117 | — | #2,725 | #1,320 |
| 1990 | 103 | — | #3,335 | #1,332 |
| 1989 | 89 | — | #3,539 | #1,419 |
| 1988 | 36 | — | — | #1,872 |
| 1987 | 32 | — | #10,788 | #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 | 68 | — | #5,160 | #834 |
| 1942 | 58 | — | — | #863 |
| 1941 | 60 | — | — | #824 |
| 1940 | 53 | — | — | #869 |
| 1939 | 69 | — | #4,744 | #761 |
| 1938 | 69 | — | — | #740 |
| 1937 | 53 | — | — | #842 |
| 1936 | 44 | — | — | #936 |
| 1935 | 65 | — | #4,700 | #801 |
| 1934 | 60 | — | — | #805 |
| 1933 | 53 | — | — | #857 |
| 1932 | 86 | — | #4,890 | #682 |
| 1931 | 66 | — | #3,747 | #822 |
| 1930 | 67 | — | #4,403 | #837 |
| 1929 | 66 | — | — | #800 |
| 1928 | 52 | — | — | #945 |
| 1927 | 89 | — | — | #689 |
| 1926 | 89 | — | — | #674 |
| 1925 | 68 | — | — | #806 |
| 1924 | 65 | — | — | #856 |
| 1923 | 83 | — | — | #715 |
| 1922 | 87 | — | #3,585 | #751 |
| 1921 | 65 | — | — | #861 |
| 1920 | 73 | — | — | #779 |
| 1919 | 80 | — | #4,130 | #758 |
| 1918 | 65 | — | #4,657 | #864 |
| 1917 | 79 | — | #4,448 | #721 |
| 1916 | 69 | — | — | #732 |
| 1915 | 67 | — | #4,104 | #768 |
| 1914 | 59 | — | #2,802 | #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 | 22 | — | #1,986 | #543 |
| 1902 | 7 | — | — | #995 |
| 1901 | 9 | — | — | #760 |
| 1900 | 21 | — | — | #524 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | #1,879 | #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 |