Murrel

MUR-ruhl /ˈmɜːɹəl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Murrel is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Murrel is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Murrel was first reported in SSA data in 1898 and peaked in 1922 (31 births).

About the name Murrel

PronunciationMUR-ruhl /ˈmɜːɹəl/

Names similar to Murrel

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How popular is Murrel?

Boys named Murrel
1898190019101920193019401950196019701977
Boys named Murrel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1898–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Murrel
19011910192019301939
Girls named Murrel per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1898–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Murrel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19775——#6,525
19665——#4,344
19635——#4,440
19616——#3,935
19597——#3,494
19586——#3,807
19577——#3,463
19567——#3,433
195512——#2,400
19545——#4,186
19526——#3,613
19516——#3,607
195010——#2,537
19495——#4,060
194814——#2,088
194710——#2,614
19469——#2,646
19456——#3,216
194412——#2,161
19436——#3,448
194212——#2,227
19419——#2,597
19409——#2,616
193923—#3,684#1,770
193823—#4,797#1,667
19379——#2,621
193612——#2,144
193519——#1,635
193424—#2,528#2,217
193325—#4,083#1,624
193217——#1,830
193111——#2,428
193027—#5,046#1,588
192922——#1,594
192836—#4,060#1,372
192723—#4,659#2,010
192642—#2,830#1,346
192526—#3,580#1,987
192434—#3,899#1,519
192337—#2,869#1,536
192238—#4,317#1,325
192131—#4,323#1,574
192036—#3,041#1,534
191917——#1,941
191836—#3,176#1,431
191732—#2,820#1,625
191629—#3,810#1,533
191522—#3,340#2,037
191426—#2,385#1,587
191329—#2,282#1,167
191216—#2,871#1,701
19117—#2,124—
19075——#1,482
19017—#1,428—
18985——#1,246
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