Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Murphy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Murphy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

307

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1881Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

307

All-time

8,144

Murphy is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 307 boys were named Murphy.

In 2024, only 307 boys were given the name.

All told, about 8,144 Americans have been named Murphy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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