Murray is an established boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.
Murray is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,633 among boys (50) and #11,607 among girls (8) — overall #5,124 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | #11,607 | #2,633 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | #8,789 | #2,735 |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | #8,354 | #2,286 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | #11,907 | #2,781 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | #10,089 | #3,007 |
| 2020 | 54 | 54 | #13,060 | #2,683 |
| 2019 | 59 | 59 | #13,371 | #2,543 |
| 2018 | 50 | 50 | #15,081 | #2,781 |
| 2017 | 57 | 57 | #17,635 | #2,475 |
| 2016 | 49 | 49 | #15,642 | #2,819 |
| 2015 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,753 |
| 2014 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,917 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,932 |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | #18,709 | #2,854 |
| 2011 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,491 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,603 |
| 2009 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,385 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,001 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,147 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,804 |
| 2005 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,147 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,411 |
| 2003 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,066 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,439 |
| 2001 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,907 |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,387 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,914 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,902 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | — | #3,999 |
| 1996 | 32 | — | — | #2,469 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | — | #2,898 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | — | #2,480 |
| 1993 | 34 | — | — | #2,277 |
| 1992 | 37 | — | — | #2,116 |
| 1991 | 34 | — | — | #2,180 |
| 1990 | 42 | — | #14,468 | #2,037 |
| 1989 | 45 | — | — | #1,725 |
| 1988 | 33 | — | — | #1,977 |
| 1987 | 33 | — | — | #1,927 |
| 1986 | 44 | — | #10,433 | #1,682 |
| 1985 | 31 | — | — | #1,903 |
| 1984 | 37 | — | — | #1,622 |
| 1983 | 41 | — | — | #1,507 |
| 1982 | 49 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1981 | 49 | — | — | #1,356 |
| 1980 | 61 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1979 | 52 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1978 | 52 | — | — | #1,249 |
| 1977 | 44 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1976 | 55 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1975 | 68 | — | — | #998 |
| 1974 | 66 | — | #9,712 | #1,058 |
| 1973 | 69 | — | — | #976 |
| 1972 | 66 | — | — | #997 |
| 1971 | 100 | — | #9,178 | #833 |
| 1970 | 109 | — | — | #790 |
| 1969 | 121 | — | #7,191 | #729 |
| 1968 | 93 | — | — | #772 |
| 1967 | 120 | — | — | #682 |
| 1966 | 140 | — | — | #629 |
| 1965 | 136 | — | — | #643 |
| 1964 | 184 | — | #5,320 | #598 |
| 1963 | 206 | — | — | #553 |
| 1962 | 210 | — | #5,682 | #555 |
| 1961 | 232 | — | #7,232 | #527 |
| 1960 | 224 | — | #5,535 | #540 |
| 1959 | 242 | — | — | #505 |
| 1958 | 257 | — | — | #489 |
| 1957 | 275 | — | #5,871 | #476 |
| 1956 | 316 | — | #5,173 | #430 |
| 1955 | 281 | — | — | #442 |
| 1954 | 291 | — | #6,355 | #425 |
| 1953 | 258 | — | #4,143 | #454 |
| 1952 | 287 | — | #6,153 | #411 |
| 1951 | 278 | — | #5,976 | #413 |
| 1950 | 233 | — | — | #438 |
| 1949 | 282 | — | #5,081 | #403 |
| 1948 | 259 | — | #5,086 | #422 |
| 1947 | 300 | — | #5,126 | #400 |
| 1946 | 243 | — | #5,473 | #412 |
| 1945 | 189 | — | — | #433 |
| 1944 | 225 | — | #4,404 | #408 |
| 1943 | 298 | — | #3,724 | #359 |
| 1942 | 264 | — | #3,644 | #382 |
| 1941 | 265 | — | — | #359 |
| 1940 | 264 | — | #4,845 | #353 |
| 1939 | 250 | — | #4,116 | #363 |
| 1938 | 265 | — | — | #342 |
| 1937 | 251 | — | — | #341 |
| 1936 | 223 | — | — | #363 |
| 1935 | 255 | — | — | #345 |
| 1934 | 261 | — | — | #339 |
| 1933 | 284 | — | #4,676 | #321 |
| 1932 | 347 | — | #4,273 | #300 |
| 1931 | 377 | — | — | #284 |
| 1930 | 419 | — | #3,935 | #279 |
| 1929 | 437 | — | — | #266 |
| 1928 | 512 | — | #3,662 | #251 |
| 1927 | 518 | — | #4,156 | #252 |
| 1926 | 577 | — | #3,464 | #234 |
| 1925 | 596 | — | #3,579 | #226 |
| 1924 | 602 | — | #2,925 | #228 |
| 1923 | 598 | — | #3,564 | #220 |
| 1922 | 635 | — | #4,316 | #206 |
| 1921 | 612 | — | #3,921 | #219 |
| 1920 | 530 | — | #4,800 | #239 |
| 1919 | 469 | — | #5,344 | #245 |
| 1918 | 483 | — | #4,658 | #246 |
| 1917 | 446 | — | #3,014 | #241 |
| 1916 | 443 | — | #3,188 | #244 |
| 1915 | 361 | — | — | #250 |
| 1914 | 345 | — | #3,492 | #229 |
| 1913 | 273 | — | #3,545 | #229 |
| 1912 | 261 | — | #2,553 | #216 |
| 1911 | 144 | — | #2,745 | #212 |
| 1910 | 95 | — | #2,325 | #260 |
| 1909 | 67 | — | — | #277 |
| 1908 | 72 | — | — | #249 |
| 1907 | 71 | — | — | #250 |
| 1906 | 47 | — | — | #300 |
| 1905 | 60 | — | — | #252 |
| 1904 | 51 | — | #2,082 | #283 |
| 1903 | 31 | — | — | #350 |
| 1902 | 38 | — | — | #315 |
| 1901 | 41 | — | — | #270 |
| 1900 | 49 | — | — | #299 |
| 1899 | 33 | — | — | #309 |
| 1898 | 32 | — | — | #344 |
| 1897 | 41 | — | — | #284 |
| 1896 | 31 | — | — | #348 |
| 1895 | 39 | — | — | #286 |
| 1894 | 27 | — | — | #355 |
| 1893 | 18 | — | — | #443 |
| 1892 | 24 | — | — | #390 |
| 1891 | 21 | — | — | #384 |
| 1890 | 32 | — | — | #308 |
| 1889 | 24 | — | — | #366 |
| 1888 | 18 | — | — | #460 |
| 1887 | 34 | — | — | #287 |
| 1886 | 19 | — | — | #413 |
| 1885 | 21 | — | — | #391 |
| 1884 | 17 | — | — | #463 |
| 1883 | 20 | — | — | #393 |
| 1882 | 19 | — | — | #420 |
| 1881 | 14 | — | — | #477 |
| 1880 | 17 | — | — | #438 |