Is Murl a boy or girl name?

Murl is a unisex name. Of the 2,567 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 24.4% were girls and 75.6% were boys.

Murl

Recorded 1885–1983 · United States

Murl was most popular in 1924, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,499 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,567 people named Murl.

Murl over time

Births per year. The dot marks Murl’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Murl a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Murl is a unisex name — 24.4% of the 2,567 Americans given it were girls and 75.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Murl

Where Murl is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org